The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups (CACSG) has called for the sacking of the Director General of the Nigeria Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, Prof. Mohammed Yakubu. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, Abbas Aminu, spokesman of the group, said Yakubu, lacks the technical know-how and capacity to harness the potentials of the…
https://youtu.be/O17GcYq2GnI?si=JBe9PsYIjwHC1aAd The United States has officially declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)”—a move that could reshape Nigeria’s foreign policy, internal politics, and power alignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the implications of this decision, connecting the dots between religious freedom, security failures,…
Seven people have been reportedly killed while a student of the Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna state escaped with a bullet in separate attacks by terrorists on Saturday. Fifty seven people were also said to have been abducted by the terrorists. Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance,…
Gunmen have attack the Owerri Correctional Prison, Imo State, freeing over 1500 inmates.The incident according to the Punch newspaper, happened in the early hours of Monday. The gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters located in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters. The newspaper reports that the…
President Bola Tinubu has hinted that ministers failing in their responsibilities to Nigerians will be sacked. Tinubu said this on Thursday during a meeting with the leaders of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the presidential villa in Abuja. The President said he will sack any minister anytime he feels that they are failing Nigerians….
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was invited on Saturday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning at its headquarters in Abuja. Spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that Sarki honoured the invitation by the commission. The former senate President is being questioned over fresh allegations of money laundering and corruption. The…
