Two journalists, their wives and two children have been abducted at their residences in Danhonu community in Millennium City area of Kaduna. The bandits said to be in large number stormed the residences of AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blue Print newspapers at about 10:30pm on Saturday. Taofeeq Olayemi, a…
Nigeria may be witnessing the quiet collapse of one of the most consequential political parties in its democratic history. In this edition of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the steady unraveling of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — a party once central to Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, now weakened by defections, internal…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
The deputy spokesman of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Archbishop Emmanuel Ekuri, has called on Nigerian leaders to embrace the teachings of Olumba Olumba Obu, founder and spiritual head of the BSC, to solve the problems bedeviling the nation. Ekuri made the call on Saturday in Kaduna at a press conference announcing…
The ambassador at- large, African Region, International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Dr. Malami Ma’aji, has called on African leaders to respect rule of law human rights. In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, Ma’aji said the commission will continue to provide legal and moral support to fight against human rights abuses in Africa. He added…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In politics, words are currency. They shape perception, inspire hope, and — too often — distract from reality. That is why when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, declared that the Tinubu administration is delivering fairness and inclusivity to all Nigerians, I paused Not out of surprise, and…
