The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the North-west zone has expressed disappointment over the exclusion of indigenous Christian representation on the board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). President Bola Bola Tinubu recently constituted a 14-member board for the NWDC. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, North-West Zonal Chairman…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the incumbent governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the winner of the governorship election. The returning officer for the governorship election, Mele Lamido, declared Fintiri winner of the election, after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate…
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27 as well as January 2, 2023, as public holidays. The ministry of interior announced the festive season holidays in a statement signed by Belgore Shuaib, the permanent secretary, on Friday. The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Rauf Aregbesola, the…
The Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum (SKJF) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint a southern Kaduna person to fill the state’s ministerial slot. Tinubu had earlier nominated former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai for the ministerial appointment, however, the senate withheld his confirmation, citing security reports from the Department of State Services (DSS)….
Aisha El-Rufai, wife of Nasir El-Rufai says she if she is abducted by bandits, no ransom should be paid to her abductors. She said paying ransom to bandits will never bring an end to kidnappings. Speaking on Wednesday while addressing participants at a peace and security training, organized for women by Equal Access International (EAI),…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspect supplying army uniforms to bandits. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He also said two suspected armed robbers and two car thieves were arrested while one suspect was neutralised. According to him, one locally made pistol with…
