Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle, has appointed Hassan Gusau as Deputy Governor, following the impeachment of Aliyu Gusau. Until his appointment, Hassan was a Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The appointment followed the impeachment of the ex-deputy governor by the state Assembly at its resumed plenary on Wednesday. In a…
The deputy governor of Zamfara state, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. The lawmakers impeached the deputy governor on Wednesday during a plenary session. The house had earlier received the report of the seven-member committee set up by the chief judge of the state, Kulu Aliyu to investigate the…
The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has agreed on a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones. Speaking on behalf of APC governors shortly after meeting with President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, El-Rufai said the positions were swapped among the geo-political…
Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso has announced the formation of a political platform known as The National Movement (TNM). Kwankwaso announced the formation of the party at a meeting of the promoters of its on Tuesday in Abuja. Some members of the new political platform are Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, from Kaduna State; former…
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) seeking to invalidate some provisions in the Nigeria Police Force Regulations (NPFR) which forbid unmarried female police officers from getting pregnant. The NBA had approached the court to challenge the legality of regulation 127 of the NPFR, arguing that…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The All Progressives Congress (APC) Leaders Forum in Plateau state have condemned statements credited to Bola Tinubu, an APC presidential aspirant, that he was ready to fight dirty with anyone in his quest to become Nigeria’s President come 2023. Tinibu was reported to have said this when he visited the Olubadan-…
