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Mohammed Idris, minister of information, says President Bola Tinubu will listen to stakeholders and work with them to ensure that all the concerns about the tax bills are “duly and comprehensively addressed”. The minister stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while speaking at the 2024 Annual General meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture of the state’s…

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday declared the Zamfara governorship election, inconclusive. A three-member panel of the appellate court unanimously annulled the victory of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ordered for rerun in three Local Government Areas – Maradun, Birnin- Magaji and Bukkuyum. The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Shehu Sani,a former senator who represented Kaduna central senatorial district, says the idea of state police is a recipe for anarchy. Sani, was commenting on moves by the federal government and state governors to establish state police on his X handle. According to him, state police cannot solve the security challenges in the country adding…

Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians against destroying the “ladder” they used to get to exalted positions. Wike spoke on Sunday when traditional rulers of Ogbaland visited him at his Port Harcourt residence to felicitate with him on his 56th birthday. In the past few weeks, Wike and successor,…

The 16 lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said they will resume their legislative duties despite their sack by the Court of Appeal. In November 2023, the Appeal Court in Abuja sacked the 16 lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the grounds that…