The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, is a serving corps member. According to reports by the TheCable, an online newspaper, this follows a claim by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a civil society organisation, that Musawa is…
The Coalition of Plateau Indigenous Youths and other related organisations have rejected the partnership between the state government and Jaiz, an Islamic bank for the reconstruction of the Jos Ultramodern market. The market had been in ruins for over 20 years after it was gutted by a mysterious fire, is to be reconstructed by the Islamic…
Shu’aibu Usman Leman The security landscape across Nigeria’s North West and North Central regions continues to deteriorate at an alarming pace. The spread and increasing audacity of the armed group known as Lakurawa has cast a deep shadow over daily life, leaving millions trapped in fear and uncertainty. Communities that once enjoyed a fragile calm…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over 58 kidnapped victims to the Kaduna state government. Speaking during the handover ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, Ribadu said the victims were rescued in a joint operation led by the Nigerian Army in Kaduna state, in collaboration with other security agencies. According to him,…
Heroes are usually in the past, most of the time, people who are no longer alive. Very few people are lucky to get recognised as heroes while they are alive. Even fewer people get adored and worshipped while still in public office. As a matter of fact, for those who are Christians, can recall the…
The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung has said that his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was informed by the “unprecedented federal attention to Southern Kaduna.” Speaking with journalists at the weekend, Katung said that even if he had remained in the PDP, he…
