The Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Elder Sunday Oibe, has lamented that despite 62 years of nationhood, Nigeria is sharply divided along religion and ethnic lines. He also decried the endemic corruption among the ruling elites which has impoverished Nigerians and…
A Kano Upper Shari’a court has convicted Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, a cleric, for blasphemy. Nasiru-Kabara was charged over alleged blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The charges were preferred against him by the Kano state government. Suraj Sa’eda, the prosecution counsel, said the defendant committed the offence on August 10, October 25, and December 20, 2019. Delivering…
A justice of the Supreme Court, Olukayode Ariwoola, is to be sworn in today as acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad on Monday. Ariwoola is the next-highest ranking justice of the supreme court and is expected to take over in acting capacity from Monday. Mohammad…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their nationwide strike for a few days. Sources at the NLC the National Secretariat of the NLC said the strike has been “relaxed for a few days”. The organiser labour had on Monday embarked on nationwide strike after negotiations with the federal government…
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has explained how he turned down request by Bola Tinubu to work with him. In a video which was apparently recorded before the party primaries, El-Rufai said he declined Tinubu’s request in clear time, telling he El-Rufai) has done his bid working and that as a 62 years old,…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says he sees himself as representative of human rights and pro-democracy movement in government. Sani spoke on Sunday in Kaduna at the 86th Chief Gani Fawehinmi posthumous birthday celebration and the immortalisation of Balarabe Musa, a former governor of Kaduna state. Sani said Fawehinmi and Musa devoted their lives…
