The Kukah Centre, founded by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried widespread poverty in Nigeria, saying it is a threat to peaceful coexistence. The Executive Director of the Centre, Rev. Fr. Attah Barkindo, stated this in Yola during the presentation of empowerment kits to 100 beneficiaries trained in various skills. Barkindo said, the prevalent and…
The Plateau state government has imposed has imposed curfew on Jos North, Jos South and Bassa Local government areas of the state following the violence that claimed the lives of 23 people in Jos on Saturday. This was announced in a statement by the Plateau state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong. Violence erupted in the Rukuba…
Former emir of Kano, Khalifa Mohammadu Sanusi has that no one can afford to be a conformist in a society that is so abnormal. Sanusi spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a colloquium marking his 60th birthday. He said nobody can ignore the fact that things are not working in Nigeria. Lamenting the current socio…
The Tangale community overseas has written an opened letter to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, accusing the Gombe state governor, Alhaji Mohammed Yahaya for suppressing the rights of minority citizens in the state. The sultan was recently in Gombe state for a summit on peaceful coexistence and nation-building, organized by Dawah…
The People Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Yobe state in the 2019 elections, Ambassador Umaru Damagum has denied filing a suit seeking the removal of the state governor, Mai Mala Buni. Damagum and Alhaji Baba Aji, his running mate during the election, were reported to have filed the suit through Emeka Etiaba (SAN), maintaining…
The Chairman of council, All Nations Christian Assembly (ANCA) has said that Nigeria has never been as divided as it is under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing a press conference on Friday at the end of its annual conference in Kaduna, Oibe, called on the President to do everything within his power…
