By Callistus Agwaza in, Jalingo A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) – Taraba Concern Citizens (TCC), has raised the alarm over alleged diversion of federal government palliatives sent to the 16 Local Governments and Development Areas of Taraba state for distribution. Address a news conference on Sunday in Jalingo, the state capital, Timothy Gayus, Coordinator of…
A document purported to be from the Kaduna state ministry of Local Government Affairs, directing 11 of the 23 Local Governments Areas to contribute N10 million each for “additional security” during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state has gone viral on the social media. Buhari arrived Kaduna on Wednesday night from Banjul, The Gambia,…
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji and Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have warned that the growing erosion of family values and weak parenting structures pose a threat to Nigeria’s national security and social cohesion. The two religious leaders stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of “Exercise…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa The National Assembly has rejected a bill which will compel any elected political office holder to vacate his seat for defecting to another political party. The bill to “alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Termination of Tenure of Certain Elected Officials…
Mukhtar Yero, a former governor of Kaduna state has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor announced his resignation in a letter dated September 30, 2023, and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Kaura ward, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The resignation came barely two day…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has banned Mmesoma Ejikeme, the school girl who allegedly forged her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result from taking the board’s examinations for three years. Spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday. The board also insisted that high-level investigations had revealed…
