Osigwe Momoh, an Abuja-based lawyer, has sued the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for fielding a Muslim vice-presidential candidate. Tinubu had picked Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The development elicited outrage from key stakeholders, particularly the Christian Association of Nigeria…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines how dictatorship corrodes society — from destroying the rule of law, silencing free thought, fueling corruption, and weaponizing ethnicity, to crippling institutions that should safeguard democracy. Using Nigeria as a case study since 1999, this documentary-style analysis highlights: How governors evolved from powerful state leaders…
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that it has sufficient funds to pay depositors whose monies were trapped in 23 distressed banks across the country. The Managing Director of the NDIC, Bello Hassan, disclosed this in an address on Thursday at the “NDIC Day” at the ongoing 43rd Kaduna International Trade Fair. Represented…
Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dissolved the state’s executive council. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the decision was made at the conclusion of the 12th meeting of the executive council on Wednesday. The statement added that the governor also…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state The governor stated has presented staff of office to Mr. Ishaku Tagwai Sambo, the new Chief of Moro’a, Kaura Local Government Area of the state. Tagwai who ascended the throne as the 5th Chief of Maroa, succeeded his father, Mallam Tagwai Sambo who died on June 14, 2024, after…
The Chairman of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop William Naga has condemned in strong terms the killing of Ezekiel Tumba and demolition of the Church of Brethern in Nigeria, also known as Ekkliziyan Yan’uwa a Nigeria. The church located at Maduganari area in Maiduguri, the state capital was…
