The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on governments at all levels to take urgent against the menace of anti social behaviour and criminal acts going on in schools across the country. The forum made the call in a statement on Saturday, while condemning the killing of a five year old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar by…
The federal government on has announced a N5 billion palliative for each of the 36 states of the federation, including the federal capital territory (FCT), to cushion the biting effect of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, announcement this on Thursday in Abuja while addressing State House correspondents at…
The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged meeting of factions of political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), linked to the former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly degenerated into violence and sporadic gunshots. The state…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lamented the worsening poverty, insecurity and uncertainty among Nigerians. The CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a Christmas message, said the precarious situation in the country can be likened to the sufferings, helplessness and hopelessness of the Israelites as recorded in the Bible. He said: “This year, we…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has sworn in 13 of the 14 commissioners screened and cleared by the state House of Assembly. However the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, has criticised the appointments, alleging lopsidedness, aimed at excluding certain section of the state from the governance structure. Speaking shortly after administrating oath…
The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British national, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich) and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government in the country. Wynne was accused of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the Nigeria into chaos….
