By Shu’aibu Usman Leman_ The recent flurry of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria has ignited a fervent and often acrimonious debate concerning the true motivations underpinning these significant political realignments. While some observers might readily interpret this discernible trend as a resounding endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nascent administration and…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau state has asked Christians to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Chairman of association, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, gave the advice at the 2022 lenten campaign launch of the Catholic Diocese…
The Supreme Court has ordered governors of the 36 states of the federation to henceforth steer clear of the funds meant for the 774 Local Government Areas. The apex court declared that the control of funds of the local government councils by the states is unconstitutional. The court orders that funds meant for the local…
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…
The Kaduna state police command said two brothers have been arrested following a viral video showing a person buried alive with only his head out of the grave. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, spokesperson of the command, Mansir Hassan identified the suspects in the dastardly act as Yahaya Abdulkadir, 24 and Abdullahi Abdulkadir,…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has said that the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK), is ready for commissioning by President Bola Tinubu. Ekpo stated this on Friday after inspecting facilities at the college. He said he was impressed by the state of the art facilities in…
