Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has approved the deposition of two traditional rulers in Piriga Chiefdom, Lere LGA and Arak Chiefdom Sanga LGA of the state. A statement on Monday, signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umma Ahmad, said Jonathan Zamuna, Chief of Piriga and Aliyu Yammah, Chief of Arak ceased…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the $19 billion Dangote petroleum refinery in Lagos. The gigantic project is expected to be a game changer transforming Nigeria’s energy sector. Speaking at the inauguration, Buhari said the facility has the capacity to process 650,000 barrels of crude oil a day which would enable the country to achieve…
The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations (CACSO) has accused the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for allegedly intimidating the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, to sponsor two of his family members to study abroad. The group also alleged that the…
Stakeholder and civil society organisations in the north who attended a colloquium organised on Thursday by the Democratic Watch Initiative (DWI) in Kaduna, have asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop imposing leaders on the National Assembly. In a communique issued on Sunday in Kaduna, the stakeholders noted that “the current attempt to…
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has returned to Nigeria after a working visit to Europe. Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Saturday. The president-elect, who left Nigeria for Europe on May 10, is expected to be sworn in as Nigeria’s President on May 29, 2023. He was received at the airport by…
With eight days to the end of his administration on May 29, the outgoing governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed to sack bad workers and demolish bad structures in the state till the eleventh hour. The governor stated this on Saturday at the launch of a book on the eight years of his…
