President Bola Tinubu will on Friday commence a nine-day visit to Plateau, Lagos, Ogun and Bayelsa states. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja He said the President’s initial trip on Friday to Iperu, Ogun state to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport has been…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has withdrawn the suspension of Mamman Mike Osuman, its chairman. Osuman was suspended on November 22, for allegedly issuing an unauthorised statement during the forum’s meeting in Kaduna. The ACF chairman was accused of issuing a statement, saying that the North would support a northern candidate for the presidency in…
The Bauchi state police command has arrested a retired armourer in connection with the alleged threat to the life of former speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Dogara had in a petition to the Inspector General of Police dated August 18, alleged that two police officers were conspiring with one Barau Joel Amos…
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto Sokoto state governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has advised corps members posted to the state against negative use of the social media. The governor gave the advice on Tuesday at the end of the three weeks orientation for members of Batch ‘B’ Stream I of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has commenced reconciliation with the faction backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (PDP). Turaki disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday, in Abuja. He said the move followed an advisory by the court of appeal in Ibadan, Oyo state, which urged…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states, has said that it did not endorse the presidential ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello of state. In a communiqué issued at the end of its extraordinary meeting on Sunday in Abuja the association said it has never adopted any individual for any elective position…
