Ahmed Makarfi and Sule Lamido, both, former governors of Kaduna and Jigawa states respectively, met on Tuesday in Kaduna, behind closed doors to chart a new pathway for reconciliation and unity within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two PDP chieftains who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting, which held at Makarfi’s residence…
Residents of Danhonu II community in New Millennium City, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, on Monday protested against what they described as recurring attacks and kidnappings by bandits in the area. The protest followed the abduction of seven persons during an attack on the community at about 11.30 pm on Sunday. The aggrieved residents marched…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF) has insisted that mandatory electronic transmission of results remains critical to credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, the group called for the retention of Clause 60 of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which mandates real-time electronic transmission of election results. It warned that…
Three people have been killed while 11 others, including a Catholic priest, have been abducted in an attack on Karku community in Kauru LGA of Kaduna state. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, barely two days after Governor Uba Sani received 172 christian worshippers abducted in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru LGA , on…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s democratic journey is often measured through national politics, presidential elections, legislative contests, and elite power struggles. Yet democracy does not take root at the centre. It begins at the grassroots. It is within local councils, wards, and communities that citizens experience governance most directly. Unfortunately, grassroots governance has long been…
By Joseph Shawulu Kwewum A vaccine is not a cure, and it is not a treatment. If you already have an illness, taking a vaccine will not make it disappear the way pain medicine can stop a headache. Vaccines are meant to prevent disease, not to treat it after you are sick. They help protect…
