Yesterday marked exactly 28 years to the day, when the freest, most credible and most transparent presidential election ever, took place in Nigeria. It was on Saturday, June 12 1993, that two Muslims, Moshood Kashimawo Olanbiwonnu, Abiola, (MKO Abiola for short) and , running as President and Vice President on a joint ticket, defied primordial…
The remains of the 12 soldiers killed by bandits in Bonta village, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State last week, were buried on Monday at the Military Cemetery, Wurukum in Makurdi, the state capital. The soldiers were ambushed last on Easter Monday while on a routine operational task to Bonta village in Benue state….
The Kaduna State House of Assembly have asked some former appointees of Nasir El-Rufai, ex governor of Kaduna state, to deploy their energies towards answering charges of malfeasance, abuse of office, disrespect for the law and due process leveled against them. The house was reacting to a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by some former…
President Muhammadu Buhari says it will cost the federal government N1.8 trillion in interest if the national assembly fails to approve N23.7 trillion in extra-budgetary spending. The president had asked the national assembly to approve the sum he said were funds provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through loans for “emergencies” in the…
A northern support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Kailani Mohammad for appointment as the National Chairman of the party. The position of the National Chairman became vacant following the recent resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, Awwal Aliyu, Chairman of the forum, described Mohammad as a transformative…
Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by FIFA and UEFA after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The two football governing bodies announced this in a joint statement on Monday. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”. According to the BBC, FIFA…
