Nentawe Yilwatda, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 2023, governorship election in Plateau state has congratulated Caleb Mutfwang, for his affirmation as governor of the state by the Supreme Court. Yilwatda’s legal battle against the election Mutfwang started at the election petition tribunal. The petition was dismissed at the tribunal,…
Thirty-seven years ago, precisely on May 22-23, 1986, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students embarked on a peaceful protest against their Vice Chancellor, Professor Ango Abdullahi, who invited the police to quell the protest. The violence inflicted by the police is only comparable to that of the 1978 “Ali-Must-Go” nation-wide students’ protest against the increase in…
Chairman of THISDAY/Arise Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, has advocated for the enactment of laws that will ensure that Google, Facebook and other social media platforms pay for intellectual property and news items produced by the Nigerian media. In a Keynote Address at the Lateef Jakande 2nd Annual Memorial Lecture on Tuesday at Radisson Blu…
Nigeria’s political map is shifting fast. In this episode, Rimamnde Shawulu speaks with Dr. Joel (political scientist, Portugal-based) on the PDP’s mass defections, the ADC coalition’s rise, and the ruling APC’s 2027 calculus—asking a tough question: Is Nigeria practicing real democracy, or only a “contextual” version built on elite bargains, ethnicity and incumbency? We unpack…
Women vegetable farmers in Gidan Duna community, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna state, have lauded HortiNigeria for enhancing their capacity and productivity in vegetable farming. Leader of the Gidan Duna Women Multipurpose Association, Mary Yakubu, made the commendation in an interview with journalists when Mohammed Salasi, Programme Director of HortiNigeria visited the community on…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has condemned the persistent abduction and killing of Christian clerics by terrorists. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Kaduna, President of the PFN, Bishop Francis Oke, called on the federal government and security agencies to put an end to such dastardly acts. The statement condemned…
