President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the acting Inspector-General of Police. The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammed Dingyadi, disclosed this at a briefing with State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Until his appointment, Baba was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department,…
The multi billion naira Gusau ultra-modern motor park, Zamfara state, being handled by Field-Mark Construction Limited is to be completed in the next six months. The project coordinator Mr. Okeke Kalu Okeke disclosed this recently while conducting journalists round the project site. Okeke said the project is part of the Urban renewal initiative by Governor Dauda…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has said that the recent building collapse, which claimed the lives of 22 students at Saints Academy in Jos, Plateau state, should serve as a wakeup call on all relevant authorities to live up to their responsibilities to avoid future recurrences. On Friday,…
The senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship race in Abia state.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…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Tuesday, paid a condolence visit to families of the 12 travellers killed in Mangu LGA of Plateau state. Speaking during the visit in Kudan, Sani called on other states to ensure the freedom of movement of all Nigerian citizens as enshrined in the constitution. On Friday, 12 people…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on its members to participate actively in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise recently flagged off by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Wednesday, Yakubu Pam, chairman of Northern CAN, urged Christians…
