The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday disclosed that the air component of operation Hadarin Daji has killed 30 terrorists in an airstrike in Zamfara. The Director of Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Musa Danmadami said in a statement in Abuja that the operation was carried out on October 14 following an intelligence report about the terrorists’…
Senator Uba Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship of Kaduna state in 2023. Sani made the declaration at the state secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Kaduna. So far, Sani is the only APC governorship aspirant that has publicly declared his…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the arrest of its President, Joe Ajaero, describing it as a “brazen act of lawlessness and intimidation”. In a statement on Monday, the NLC said it has alerted all its affiliates, state councils and Nigerian workers to remain vigilant and on high alert. Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has called for the termination of the contract awarded to Infioquest International Limited for the reconstruction of the Kaduna–Abuja expressway, alleging the company has demonstrated a lack of capacity to execute the project. The group also demanded the resignation of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for allegedly failing to…
The Kaduna state government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) are poised for a showdown on Monday at the commencement of the five day warning strike. The Kaduna state chapter of the NLC, had last week issued notice of the warning strike, commencing on Monday, to protest the sacking of workers by the state government….
By Abdul Mahmud First, a few necessary disclosures about one of the subjects of this reflection, the Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara. We have shared the bonds of friendship for over thirty-six years, having once walked the same academic corridors at the University of Jos, where we both studied law, and later at the Nigerian Law…
