Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has sworn in 13 of the 14 commissioners screened and cleared by the state House of Assembly. However the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, has criticised the appointments, alleging lopsidedness, aimed at excluding certain section of the state from the governance structure. Speaking shortly after administrating oath…
The Arewa Civil Society Organisations (ACSO) said it is mobilising its members for mass and peaceful protest to demand for the removal of the Yusuf Bichi, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Adamu Musa, chairman of the group, condemned the DSS for the continuous attack…
Kaduna central: Court dismisses suit against Lawal Usman’s candidature as PDP flagbearer. A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the nomination of Lawal Usman as senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kaduna central. In the judgment delivered in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/333/23 on Wednesday, James Omotosho,…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday, commenced an indefinite strike over non payment of non implementation of its demands. NARD had in early July, issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government demanding the implementation of all its demands. NARD president, Emeka Orji, said the decision to embark in the industrial action…
The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, said he will partner with the federal and Kaduna state governments to address the development challenges facing the area. Katung stated this in an interview with journalists in Zonkwa, headquarters of Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, during a “thank you tour of the…
The Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance (ACWGG), said it will mobilise its members and other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to protest against what it described as “officially induced hunger and high cost of living in the country.” In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, the group warned that if the federal government fails to…
