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Former Kaduna state governor Nasir el-Rufai has said that Kano is critical of any serious political formation because of its consistently high voter turnout. El-Rufai spoke on Monday when he visited the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in his palace. El-Rufai, who recently defected to from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there’s no going back on the ban on open grazing. The 17 governors of the Southern states, had at their meeting on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta state, among other things, resolved to ban open grazing in the region. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour and…

One person has been reportedly killed while about 200 students of an Islamiyya school in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state were abducted by bandits. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday at about 4:30 pm. The Islamiyya school was said to have been built by a retired Immigration Officer and…

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kaduna State has rejected the result of the governorship election won by Senator Uba Sani of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Kaduna, state chairman of the party, Hassan Hyet, said the declaration of Sani by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as…

Beginning from this year, every polytechnic student must undergo a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) before graduation. The Executive Secretary of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr. Idris Bugaje, announced this at a press conference at the board’s head office on Monday in Kaduna. He also said the recently approved schemes of service for the polytechnic…