A total of 289,375 people have been displaced by bandits in 551 communities across 12 Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. The 12 LGAs are said to be worst affected by activities of bandits. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), disclosed this on Wednesday at the flag-off of distribution of…
Hamma Kwajafa, Director General Textile Manufacturers Association, has said that it will be difficult for Nigeria to attract foreign investments without addressing the challenges in the power sector. Speaking on Tuesday in Kaduna while addressing the 35th annual National Education Conference of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), he…
Samson Itodo, executive director of YIAGA Africa, says Nigeria needs character reform to ensure credible elections. Speaking at a conference on “Electoral accountability and democratic stability,” at the weekend in Kaduna, he said the political class believes that elections cannot be won without disrupting the process and bribing the judiciary. Itodo alleged that the Independent…
American President, Donald Trump has announced that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. In a post on Truth social platform, Trump said Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran, the Iranian capital. He described the elimination of Khamenei as justice for the people of Iran, Americans, and people from many countries throughout…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has announced has announced the indefinite suspension of the N-Power programme. The programme was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to address problems of youth unemployment and help increase social development. However, speaking in an interview on a television programme yesterday, the minister said the indefinite…
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the those behind the recent killings in Benue state will be held accountable. No fewer than 36 persons were killed on Wednesday in an attack by gunmen on Gbeji community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue. In a statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesperson, Buhari,…
