The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, were on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted by a Kaduna State High Court after over five years in detention. The presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada discharged and acquitted them while ruling in a no case submission…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that the 2023 elections will provide Nigerians another opportunity to reflect on the mistake they made. Kukah stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at an event jointly organised by the Kukah Centre and Open Society Initiative For West Africa (OSIWA). He said the tragedy that…
Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum, represents Donga/Takum/Yangtu Federal Constituency of Taraba state, in the House of Representatives. During the Sallah festivities, he took time out as always, for an interactive session with his peoples. The event which held at the Education Resource Centre (ERC), Lissam, Ussa LGA of Taraba state, was a heart to heart interaction as…
The Kaduna state government has promised to ensure the release of the remaining 83 students of the Bethel Baptist High School still being held in captivity by bandits. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Muhammad stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He also said the state government will ensure that those students…
The Kaduna state government has suspended resumption of schools across the state till further notice. The schools were closed for the third term on July 16, 2021, and were expected reopen on July 25. The resumption date was however extended by three weeks for the school to reopen in August. However, addressing a meeting of…
IT seemed a depressing day. Sunday July 18, 2021. News filtered that another military aircraft had crashed or been shot down. That would have been the fifth military aircraft lost in seven months by a debt-ridden country, facing serious insecurity and barely coping with grinding poverty and hyperinflation. My thoughts were not really on these,…
