Secretary General of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop David Bakare has appealed to Governor Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa state, to temper justice with mercy by pardoning Sunday Jackson, the man sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman in self defence. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday in Kaduna, Bakare pleaded with the…
The House of Representatives has rescinded decision on the bill seeking to strip vice-president, governors and deputy governors of immunity. The house took the decision after Julius Ihonvbere, its majority leader, moved a motion on Thursday. The bill, which passed second reading on Wednesday, was sponsored by Solomon Bob, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai recently marked his 65th birthday, an occasion celebrated by President Bola Tinubu, who commended his contributions to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his tenures as Governor of Kaduna State, Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While these…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the recruitment of 1,800 workers to fill the personnel gaps across all Primary Health Care(PHC) facilities in Kaduna state. Umma Ahmad, the Commissioner of Health, , disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Ahmad said the recruitment will strengthen the state’s leading role in Primary…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations that senators were paid $15,000 bribe each to approve the state of emergency declaration in Rivers state. President Bola Tinubu had, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers state, citing the prolonged political crisis and vandalisation of oil installations. The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his…
The American heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman has died at the age of 76. Foreman was reported to have died peacefully on Friday night at a hospital in Houston, surrounded by his loved ones. The cause of death has not been disclosed. His family, in a statement shared on social media, praised Foreman’s legacy and…
