A group of lawyer, supporting Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano state, have appealed to the Supreme Court Justices to resist any form of external interference in the Kano governoship appeal before them. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna, the lawyers, under the aegis of “Abba Yusuf Kabir lawyers forum in the 19…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Matthew Kukah, has said that Nigeria is bleeding from savagery and brutality never witnessed in the history of the country. In his Easter message, Kukah urged President Bola Tinubu to rescue Nigerians from the “cross of evil”. The clergyman lamented that “Every day, innocent citizens are…
The federal government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the public holidays in a congratulatory message to the Islamic faithful in the country. Eid-el-Fitr festival is celebrated by Muslims worldwide after observing Ramadan fasting for 29 or 30 days. The minister…
An Abuja Federal High Court has put on hold the state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party in Kaduna following a suit filed by five aggrieved members of the party. The congress is scheduled for Saturday at the International Trade Fair Complex along Zaria Road, Kaduna. The aggrieved party members obtained an exparte…
Eight persons have been reportedly killed on Monday after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a bridge in Niger state. It was gathered that the veĥicle which was moving between Nuku and Woro stepped on the IED, which exploded on the bridge and killed the…
A 10-year old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, has reportedly been killed by kidnappers in Rikkos community, Jos North LGA of Plateau state. An uncle of the deceased, Aliyu Muhammad, said in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Jos that the boy was abducted on December 16 in front of his house after being lured by…
