Residents of Barga, Awon ward in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have commended the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, for approving the establishment of a Military Forward Operations Base (FOB) to address the security challenges in the area. Leader of the community, Zanko Adamu, made the commendation during a tour of the project…
Isa Ashiru, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state in the 2023 elections, says he had accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Kaduna governorship tussle in good faith. Speaking in an interview with journalists on Monday in Kaduna, he said, “the Supreme Court is the last point of…
Another five set of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Kaduna, are said to have been released. The first five were released on Monday, bringing the total number of those released by the bandits to 10 while 29 are still in captivity. On March 11, bandits invaded the school located along…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it is working with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve network hitches that may arise over uploading of results for the 2023 elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Friday at a one-day strategic interactive session with journalists in Lagos….
Samson Itodo, executive director of YIAGA Africa, says Nigeria needs character reform to ensure credible elections. Speaking at a conference on “Electoral accountability and democratic stability,” at the weekend in Kaduna, he said the political class believes that elections cannot be won without disrupting the process and bribing the judiciary. Itodo alleged that the Independent…
A group known as Chalbak Supreme Council of Ngas Affairs (CSCNA) in Plateau state, has berated Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker for allegedly making inciting statements and ridiculing Governor Caleb Mutfwang. Gagdi represents Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam federal constituency of Plateau state in the House of Representatives. In a statement in Jos, the group lashed…
