The Adara Development Association (ADA), an umbrella body for the Adara ethnic nationality in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna, has kicked against an executive bill by the Kaduna State Government, seeking to reform traditional institutions in the state. According to the Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the executive bill titled, “A…
The Federal Government has appointed Prof. Gray Ejikeme as acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau state. This was announced in a statement on Tuesday by Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university. The statement said until his appointment Ejikeme was Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration of the institution. The statement…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a federal government team to engage Twitter over its suspension in Nigeria. The approval was announced on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. A statement by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant to the President (Media) Office of the…
The Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman, Plateau State Council of Chiefs, Da Gyang Buba, has lamented the deplorable security situation in the country, saying “no one spared and no where is safe.” The traditional ruler spoke when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Industry, paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace during…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military and other security agencies not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals operating in various parts of the country. Speaking when he visited personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday, Buhari said the war…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed how a female minister laundered $37.5m through property deal. Speaking while featuring on Channels Television current affairs programme, “Sunrise Daily”, on Tuesday, to mark his 100 days in office, Bawa said that about 90 to 100 per cent of resources are…
