The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State in 2019, Hon. Isa Ashiru, said he will con intention to contest for the position again in 2023. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Kaduna, he maintained that he won the 2019 governorship election, but was rigged out. He said his journey…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has said that the recent building collapse, which claimed the lives of 22 students at Saints Academy in Jos, Plateau state, should serve as a wakeup call on all relevant authorities to live up to their responsibilities to avoid future recurrences. On Friday,…
The General Assembly of the Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA), the umbrella socio-cultural body for the seven clans of the Tangale nation, Gombe State, has inaugurated a caretaker committee to serve for a period of six months. The TCDA, in a statement by Richard Yusuf, its Public Relations Officer (PRO), said the committee was inaugurated…
The presiding Catholic priest of St.Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ukeh, has been abducted by bandits. Ukeh was said to have been abducted at the parish rectory in the early hours of Sunday. Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Kazah, the Vicar General, confirmed the…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced that the crescent for the commencement of the Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on Wednesday night, Abubakar said Muslims in the country should commence fasting on Thursday, March 23. The sultan said…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council in Rivers has announced the cancellation of its planned rally scheduled for Tuesday in Port Harcourt. Chairperson of the presidential campaign council in the state, Lee Maeba, made the announcement on Monday at a press conference in Port Harcourt. Maeba said the rally has been called off…
