The senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship race in Abia state. Enyinnaya announced his withdrawal from race in a statement on Wednesday as the governorship primaries hold today across the country. He noted that the last couple of weeks has been tortuous “as we battled hard…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Thursday, May 13, as Eid-el-Fitri day. In a statement on Tuesday, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council, Sokoto Prof. Sambo Junaidu, said: “The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in conjunction with the National…
Few hours after his inauguration on Monday, the Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has made his first appointments. A statement signed by Moses Nwan, Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties) to the governor, announced the appointment of Samuel Jatau, an architect, as Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Also appointed are Philemon Dafi, Attorney General and…
Bisi Akande, pioneer chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is believes Nigeria will more peaceful prosperous under President Bola Tinubu. Akande spoke on Thursday in Kaduna while chairing a lecture organised by the Arewa Think Tank to celebrate the achievements of the Tinubu administration since he came into office. He said…
The Nigerian army on Saturday, announced the dismissals of two soldiers-John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, allegedly involved in the killing of Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric in Yobe state. The acting commanding officer in charge of army’s 241 Reece battalion in Nguru, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, told journalists that a joint board of inquiry set…
The family of the abducted managing director of Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, has allegedly paid a huge sum of N100m to secure his release, according to reports by Daily Nigerian an online newspaper. Hassan was released on Wednesday after spending about 10 days in captivity, following his abduction alongside hundreds of passengers on Abuja-Kaduna…
