By Ayuba Iliya and Idris Jibrin  Tropical General Investment (TGI), a leading international investment and holding company, is advancing the agricultural revolution in Nigeria. The company, which has specific interest in fast-moving consumer goods, agricultural inputs, industrial chemicals, homecare products and pharmaceuticals, has in the last few years made significant investments in the rice and…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Plateau State command, on Friday night foiled an attempt by suspected kidnappers to whisk away the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Sanda. This was confirmed by DSP Alfred Alabo, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, narrating that the Speaker was trailed by armed men in an ash-coloured Honda CR-V to his residence at the Federal Low-cost in Jos at about 20 minutes past 11pm but the attempt by the three occupants of the vehicle to enter his house and kidnap him was foiled by the timely response of the police.
Armed bandits have abducted 63 persons from three communities of Pandogari district in Rafi Local Council of Niger State. Findings by The Guardian revealed that 41 victims were kidnapped in Durmin village, 14 from Jarmiya and eight from Pandogari.