Hussain Makanjuola, an Imam with the Kaduna branch of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society, says the security challenges in the country has persisted because of the seeming reluctance by the federal government to “wield the big stick against terrorists.” Speaking while delivering the 1443 edition of the Annual Ramadan lecture of the society on Monday in Kaduna, the…
The Plateau Elders Forum (PEF) have expressed concern over the persistent killings in communities Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state and increasing cases of kidnappings in the state. In a statement in Jos, the forum asked the government, the Nigerian army and other security agencies to take drastic steps to deal with the criminals….
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has formally declared his intention to contest for the 2023 presidential election. Amaechi made the declaration on Saturday at a special thanksgiving organised in his honour by the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwurita, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state. In a speech titled, “Forward…
The wife and daughter of the Plateau state Commissioner for Environment, Usman Bamaiyi, have been abducted by gunmen. The incident, according the Punch newspapers, was said to have occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the gunmen broke into the commissioner’s residence in Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. According to the…
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), has lamented that the persistent strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is killing the university system in Nigeria. it called on the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find lasting solution to the problem. In a communique issued at the end of…
Brekete Family, a popular reality television and radio programme focusing on human rights issues, has purchased the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination form for Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel. TheCable reports that the form was presented to governor on Friday at the Government House in Uyo by a delegation from the organisation. Speaking…
