The umbrella body for ethnic nationalities in the Southern part of Kaduna state, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has accused the federal and the Kaduna state governments for allegedly abandoning victims of herdsmen attack in the area. In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, spokesman of the union, Luka Binniyat, said many communities were…
A former member of House of Representatives Hon. Rima Shawulu, was a guest on the African Independent Teision (AIT) on Thursday morning where he spoke on a wide range of issues concerning the security situation in the country. Shawulu a former chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Army, said the creation of state…
The residence of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna based Islamic cleric was gutted by fire on Saturday. No life was lost in the inferno said to have lasted for about four hours. Gumi’s family resident was not affected by the fire, however, the Girls Secondary School, established by the cleric is located upstairs within the…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union is optimistic about an end to prolong strike. The union has been on strike since February over issues revolving around revitalising public universities, review of lecturers’ salaries and allowances, among other issues. Speaking on Monday at a…
The Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states (Northen CAN) and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Elder, Sunday Oibe, has said that any politician who wants to use the association to settle political scores will be resisted. Oibe also warned those using the name of Northern CAN to extort…
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…
