Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has lashed at Nasir El- Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, saying he is “coming to equity with dirty hands”. Sani asked El-Rufai to account for the $350 million loan he collected from the World Bank while serving as governor. The former senator was…
The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company KEDCO has reacted to the ongoing industrial action that has thrown states within its franchise into darkness. The company’s chapter of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) had on Monday embarked on an industrial action following alleged sacking of 900 workers. The management of the company in a statement on…
Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna state, has accused his successor, Governor Uba Sani of sycophancy, and support to President Bola Tinubu for personal gain. El- Rufai was reacting to comments made by Sani in an interview on TVC news on Monday. The governor had during the interview, expressed suprise increasing criticism of the…
A few days ago, a post on the Anambra State Government House under construction appeared on my timeline. The mind-boggling cost of the Governor’s official residence put at over six billion naira (N6b) immediately made my mind race to Ayi Kwei Armah’s seminal offering, The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born. The race wasn’t so…
Governors from the north-west have pledged to collaborate in tackling insecurity in the zone. The governors also agreed to work together to boost agriculture and drive economic development in the zone. The governors announced the resolutions on Monday after a meeting with the United Nations (UN) delegation led by Amina Mohammed, its deputy secretary-general, at the Katsina…
Former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been arraigned on fraud allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge before Chinyere Nwecheonwu, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, on Monday. After the arraignment, O.I…
