The Tangale Community Overseas (TCO), an umbrella body for sons and daughters of Tangale ethnic nationality in Gombe state, resident overseas, have said that the 2023 elections provides ample opportunity to return the state to its glorious days. In a statement, the group called on the people of state to elect credible people who will…
The suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris is to be arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris was arrested in Kano in May, after failing to respond to invitations by the EFCC to answer questions over allegation of N80 billion fraud. Two days his arrest, he was suspended…
The federal government is considering banning mining activities and the operation of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada across the country as part of efforts to tackle security challenges. The Attorney General of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this on Thursday at the end of the national security council meeting at…
The senate, on Wednesday, passed the electricity bill 2022, allowing states to generate and distribute power as well as solve the challenges in the sector. Chairman of the senate committee on power, Senator Gabriel Suswam, said the bill will provide an ideal legal and institutional framework to leverage the modest gains of the privatisation phase…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has disowned the “clerics” who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Joseph Hayab, chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of CAN, said the supposed Christian clerics who attended the programme appeared like Nollywood actors CAN is opposed to the…
The House of Representatives has called for the deployment of more troops to Lissam and Takum Local Government Areas of Taraba state, to dislodge the terrorists unleashing mayhem on communities in the area. The house also urged intelligence and operational security agencies to identify the routes and camps of the terrorists and their local collaborators…
