At the beginning of this dispensation, Igbo politicians made a spectacle of themselves in the Nigerian senate. Within the span of 4 years, the senate had four senate presidents including Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Pius Anyim. You could argue that whoever wanted to oust any Igbo Senate President had more than willing hands among the…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Alkali, has tendered his resignation. In a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party, Alkali said his decision to quit was informed by the need to make room for fresh hands to come in and build on the successes recorded in…
Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a temporary suspension of its recruitment portal. The portal is dedicated to recruitment into paramilitary agencies — Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The suspension comes just two days after the…
I have heard friends and colleagues within and even outside the APC express some shock and even disbelieve over our reaction to the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 general elections. Our opposition has some historical basis. There were times in the past when Christians produced the Deputy Governors in Kebbi, Niger and Kaduna States….
The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped moves by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ban the use of the old naira notes by February 10, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro halted the plan in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara. The…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has called on security agencies to stop the attacks and mass killings by bandits in Benue, Taraba and the southern part of Kaduna state. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, chairman of the forum, Ejoga Inalegwu, condemned the killings, noting that despite the security architecture in place,…
