The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on has upheld the judgment of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which declared former Plateau state governor Simon Lalong as winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the election, having…
Seven people have been reportedly killed while a student of the Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna state escaped with a bullet in separate attacks by terrorists on Saturday. Fifty seven people were also said to have been abducted by the terrorists. Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance,…
Taraba state governor Agbu Kefas has said that he inherited an empty treasury from his predecessor, Darius Ishaku. Speaking on Monday while declaring open a five-day workshop on professional development for secretaries in ministry, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Jalingo, the state capital, the governor said, despite the challenging financial situation, he made sure that…
One person was reportedly shot dead by a stray bullet in when armed thugs invaded Rigachikun ward, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state during Saturday’s re-run election in the area. The deceased, who was identified as Mansur Shafiu, who was in his shop was said to have been hit by a stray bullet when…
Former Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye has congratulated, Caleb Mutfwang, the state’s governor elect. In a telephone call to Mutfwang, Dariye urged Mutfwang to bring Plateau back on the path of glory. Dariye described Mutfwang’s victory at the polls as the collective expression of the people of Plateau state. “Your excellency, governor elect, let me congratulate…
Aminu Tambuwal, a senator and ex-governor of Sokoto state, says no politician with a conscience would join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), given its current policies and the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. Tambuwal stated this in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, shortly after a meeting of the North-West zone of…
