The Kaduna state high court II on Tuesday denied bail to Bashir Sa’idu, former chief of staff, to ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna state government dragged Saidu before the court presided by Justice Isa Aliyu on a 10 count charge bothering on alleged money laundering, embezzlement, and stealing. Saidu pleaded not guilty when the …
Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has said that Nigerians will soon start reaping the fruits of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms. The governor said this on Tuesday in Kaduna at a lecture organised by Arewa Think Tank with the theme “Agricultural perspectives of Nigeria in the last 64 years of Independence.” According to Sani,…
A Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday granted bail to Jimi Lawal, a former aide to ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state. Lawal who served as adviser to El-Rufai was arraigned alongside three others before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged fraud and other…
The Student Union Government (SUG) of the University of Jos has directed newly admitted students to suspend payment of high school fees. In a statement on Tuesday in Jos, the SUG, condemned the high increase in school fees for new students.describing it as alarming and unjustifiable. The statement signed by the SUG President, Jane Pwajok,…
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the death of 98 persons in Saturday’s tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The Director General of NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, who confirmed the casualty figures in a statement on Monday, said 69 people sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident. He added…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said that the northern governors generated unnecessary controversy over the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in October 2024, asked the national assembly to consider and pass four tax reform bills. The proposed legislations are the Nigeria tax bill, tax administration bill, and joint…
