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…
Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South senatorial zone, has called for more deployment of security personnel to the area to check renewed wave of banditry and kidnappings. Katung made the call on Sunday at a special church service at the Fountain of Life Baptist Church, Kafanchan, Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. His…
The Jackson Omenazu-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has condemned the remarks made by Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transport, against the President Bola Tinubu administration. At a recent National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria the former Rivers State governor was reported to have said Nigerian politicians are in power to steal,…
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…
