Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that the Department of State Services (DSS), has a vital role to play in providing reliable information needed by the police, the Armed Forces and other security agencies for the total defeat of bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements terrorising the country. The governor stated this while…
My appointments are based on merit, President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed accusations of lopsided appointments insisting that his appointments were based on merit. The President stated this when he featured on Arise Television programme,”Morning Show” on Thursday. Buhari had come under attack by many sections of the country who accused him for skewed appointments in…
Aisha El-Rufai, wife of Nasir El-Rufai says she if she is abducted by bandits, no ransom should be paid to her abductors. She said paying ransom to bandits will never bring an end to kidnappings. Speaking on Wednesday while addressing participants at a peace and security training, organized for women by Equal Access International (EAI),…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its strike. The union announce the suspension of the 65- day strike in a statement on Wednesday The Polytechnic lecturers have been on industrial action for more over the failure of the federal government to meet their demands some of which include non-implementation of the 2014…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked those agitating for the disintegration of the country to shelve the idea and work for unity. Speaking during his investiture as a fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), by the Ogun chapter on Wednesday, the elder statesman said it is better for the country to remain as…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its two months old nationwide strike. JUSUN had, on April 6, embarked on a nationwide strike in protest of the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. However, the union resolved to suspend the industrial action during its national executive council (NEC) meeting, which held on…
