Special Forces under the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state, have rescued seven Chinese expatriates abducted by terrorists. The Chinese expatriates were believed to have been kidnapped in June 2022 by terrorists while working on a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Shiroro Local Government of Niger State. The rescue operation, according to…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has said that it will soon recommend a presidential candidate to Nigerians for the 2023 elections. In a communique issued on Monday after its meeting at the weekend in Abuja, the group said the appropriate person will be recommended to the people engagements with the various presidential…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu…
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has explained how he turned down request by Bola Tinubu to work with him. In a video which was apparently recorded before the party primaries, El-Rufai said he declined Tinubu’s request in clear time, telling he El-Rufai) has done his bid working and that as a 62 years old,…
Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appealed for peace among politicians in the state. The governor made the plea on Thursday while commissioning some projects in the Okrika LGA of the state. He implored lawmakers in the state to put the welfare of citizens first and work towards peace to resolve the ongoing political crisis. Fubara…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged public office holders and elected government functionaries to shun ostentatious lifestyles and manage public resources to alleviate the current economic hardship in the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Tukkur Muhammad-Baba, spokesperson of the forum, said these negative virtues by public official largely contributed to the…
