Elder statesmen and seasoned public administrator, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, is dead. Joda, 91, died on Friday in Yola, Adamawa state. His death was confirmed in a statement on Friday by Humwashi Wonosikou, spokesman to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state. Born in 1930, Joda attended Yola Elementary School and Yola Middle School before proceeding to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit seeking the removal of Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, from office. In the suit dated August 12 and filed same day, the PDP maintained that Buni violated Section 183 of the Constitution, by serving as chairman of the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress…
The federal government has announced a new policy for tollgates in the country. The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this through a statement on Wednesday by Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide. The statement said the federal executive council (FEC) at its meeting on Wednesday granted approval for the “Federal Roads and Bridges…
The Kaduna state government has appealed to the Nigerian Army to deploy more troops to the state to boost the ongoing operations against bandits and kidnappers. A government house statement said the deputy governor of Kaduna state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, made the called on Wednesday when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouk…
The Federal Government said the ban on micro blogging platform, Twitter, will be lifted “in a matter of days”. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with State House Correspondents after the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the…
At least 112 people have been killed and thousands of others displaced following deadly attacks on communities in Plateau and Kaduna states between July and August 5, according to Amnesty International. Nigeria’s of the human rights organisation, Osai Ojigho, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, also added that 160 people were abducted, including…
