The Supreme Court has nullified the judgments of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court, which sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of the apex court on Friday held that the issue of who is the National Secretary of the PDP borders on…
The National and State House Assemblies Election Petitions tribunal in Kaduna has affirmed the election of Sunday Katung as the senator representing Kaduna south. The tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Michael Auta, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) against Katung’s victory at the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Katung,…
Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has denied rumours of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speculations were rife that Katung had concluded plans to decemp to the ruling party following defection of many PDP members in his Senatorial zone to the APC….
In a major policy shift aimed at widening access to tertiary education, the Federal Government has announced that Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory subject for candidates seeking admission into non-science courses in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The new policy, unveiled on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Education, marks a significant departure from longstanding…
The Kaduna State Government has constituted a 65 member transition committee for smooth handover to the incoming administration on May 29. Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the outgoing governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Media and Communication, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the 2023 Transition Committee comprises nominees of the outgoing…
Emmanuel Junior Zakka, writes that the southern part of Kaduna state is not a push in the politics of Kaduna state. In 2019, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election in Kaduna state with 1,045,427, representing 55.32 per cent of the total votes cast. The PDP…
