Zamfara state governor, Dauda Lawal and his deputy, Mani Mummuni, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mummuni announced their defection on Monday during a meeting with members of the state executive council in Gusau, the state capital. The Director-General, media, and communication to the governor, Nuhu Anka, also confirmed Lawal’s defection…
A Rivers state High Court has granted an interim order restraining Chief Uche Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presiding judge, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, gave the order on Monday in ruling on a motion ex parte marked PHC/2183/CS/2021 filed by Ibeawuchi Alex, Dennis Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has announced has announced the indefinite suspension of the N-Power programme. The programme was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to address problems of youth unemployment and help increase social development. However, speaking in an interview on a television programme yesterday, the minister said the indefinite…
Twelve persons have reportedly been killed, while three others were abducted in an attack on miners in Fan community, Barkin Ladi Local GovernmentArea of Plateau state. According to reports, the attack occurred on Tuesday at while they were engaged in mining activities. The incident also left five other miners injured. The assailants were said to have…
The Jos branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has cautioned the Plateau state governor over his recent statement ordering the arrest of those who “rush to bail” suspects arrested in connection with the recent killing of over 20 commuters in the state capital. In a statement on Saturday in Jos, Chairman of the NBA,…
The Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states (Northen CAN) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Elder, Sunday Oibe, has said that any politician who wants to use the association to settle political scores will be resisted. Oibe also warned those using the name of Northern CAN to extort…
