The Muslim Community in Kaduna South senatorial zone have lauded Sunday Katung, the senator representing the zone for his inclusive empowerment programmes. Addressing a news conference of Thursday in Kaduna, Iliya Musa, Secretary General of the Southern Kaduna chapter of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), said Katung is a detribalised leader who does not discriminate…
The Kaduna State Government has released N548 million to the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Endwell Fund, following the resolution of a long-standing dispute. The dispute lingered for about 10 years was resolved following the intervention of Governor Uba Sani, who directed the immediate release of the funds to the union….
Sunday Katung, senator representing Kaduna South senatorial zone, has raised the alarm over renewed attacks, killings, and kidnappings in some communities in the senatorial district. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Katung expressed deep concern over the resurgence of bandits in Southern Kaduna. He said the heinous activities of the criminals has brought immense…
Yakubu Pam, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says despite the Muslim-Muslim Presidency, “there is a reasonable inclusiveness in governance.” Pam spoke in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Kaduna shortly after the quarterly executive meeting of the association. Asked if…
President Joe Biden within seven weeks from December 1, 2024, granted over 2,500 pardons including for his son, Robert Hunter Biden. Hunter had been convicted on a nine-count charge for tax felony amounting to $1.4 million, evading tax assessment and filing false tax returns. He faced a maximum 17 years in prison. His sentencing was…
Art imitates life, and life, in its many servile ways, often represents itself as the fiction of genius writers. Chinua Achebe exemplifies this in his book, A Man of the People, and masterfully mirrors the complexities of political choices through the characters, Chief Nanga and Odili. Chief Nanga is depicted as a shrewd and mischievously…
