The outgoing Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has stoutly defended his administration’s construction of a 2,000-capacity ecumenical centre in Asaba for the Christian Association of Nigeria. Okowa, while speaking at the inauguration of the newly-constructed 2,000 seating capacity ecumenical centre in Asaba for the CAN on Friday, described the Delta State Christian Centre…
Hundreds of protesters, under the umbrella of Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance (KCWGG), on Thursday, marched to the Government House, Kaduna, demanding the investigation and prosecution of ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai for alleged corruption. A report by an ad-hoc community set up by the state house of assembly to investigate loans, financial transactions and contractual…
The Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday paraded two suspects in connection with the killing of Abdulkarim Na’Allah, son of Senator Bala Na’ Allah, representing Kebbi South senatorial Zone, Kebbi state. The command also paraded Usman Abubakar, a notorious kidnapper terrorising Chukun, Igabi and Giwa LGAs of Kaduna state. Abubakar is also said to have…
Kķ The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has called on presidential candidates to suspend their campaigns and assist victims of flooding in the country. Obi said this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists in Benue, after a visit to the state to commiserate with residents over flooding. He said Nigeria is…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have asked the federal government to apologise to Nigerians for its ineptitude and failure to address the security and economic challenges facing the country. In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, the religious body said, “Rather than trying…
The federal government has commenced the process of reimbursing the Plateau state for expenses incurred on the construction and rehabilitation of road projects. Minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this when he visited Jos to assess the projects carried out by the state government with a view to making refunds. The Director of Press and Public…
