By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Over 160 staff of Taraba State College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Jalingo, have cried out over none payment of their 21 months salaries. The workers who appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to intervene, said they have not been paid since their employment by the institution in 2022. Some of…
Kaduna central: Court dismisses suit against Lawal Usman’s candidature as PDP flagbearer. A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the nomination of Lawal Usman as senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kaduna central. In the judgment delivered in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/333/23 on Wednesday, James Omotosho,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to forgive him in any way he has hurt them. Speaking while marking his final Sallah celebration as president, Buhari said “all those that I have hurt, I ask that they pardon me”. He said he accepts all the criticism of his administration in good faith, noting that it is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Announcing the results on Sunday in Owerri, the INEC returning officer who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State Prof. Abayomi Fasina, said Uzodimma…
Six members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as ‘Shiites’ were reportedly killed on Monday in Zaria, Kaduna state, during their annual “Ashura Day” procession – a religious ritual. Abdulhamid Bello, leader of the movement in Zaria, confirmed the killings on Monday night, alleging that a combined team of security operatives attacked…
