Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to protect the country’s democracy from derailing towards dictatorship. Jonathan spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the 70th birthday of Mathew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese. According to him, Nigeria is a work in progress and asked citizens not to lower their guard and allow democracy…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa has urged troops to intensify efforts in pursuing criminals and neutralising them wherever they may be hiding. The CDS stated this on Sunday in Abuja during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration and award for soldiers, ratings, and airmen. Musa called for a more proactive approach…
A group of women politicians under the umbrella of “Arewa Women in Politics”, have accused Yahaya Bello for allegedly harassing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kogi Central Senatorial Zone. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Kaduna, Blessing John, Convener of the group, claimed that there are deliberate efforts to…
Hoodlums have reportedly burned down the residence of the late Aper Aku, a former governor of Benue state, according to reports by TheCable. Aku who was the governor of Benue state from 1979 to 1983, died in November 1988. The residence, located in the Gboko area of the state, was said to have been set…
Former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been arraigned on fraud allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge before Chinyere Nwecheonwu, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, on Monday. After the arraignment, O.I…
Bandits who abducted 16 residents of Gonin Gora area of Kaduna metropolis have demanded for a ransom of N40 trillion for their release. John Yusuf, a community leader of the area, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday in Kaduna. Yusuf said the bandits called and demanded N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150…
