Nigeria and African news

The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has accused the Joint Northern Committee of being sponsored to endorse a particular Presidential candidate. The Joint Northern Committee, comprising of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation (ABF), Arewa Research and Development Project and Jamiyyar…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has declined calls by presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to join hands in fighting President Bola Tinubu’s certificate saga. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Nwaeze Onu, said the NNPP will remain neutral in the…

Hundreds of people in Minna, the Niger state capital,on Monday, trooped to the streets in protest against what they  poverty, hunger, and high cost of living. The protest was said to have  started at about 7 am, with the protesters blocking the ever busy Minna – Bida road, thereby obstructing vehicular movement to and from…

Four communities in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been deserted following the abduction of 110 people by bandits for refusing to pay N110 million monthly levy to a notorious bandits kingpin. The Punch newspapers report that the bandits invaded the four villages on Friday night and abducted 110 people for allegedly refusing…

Court grant Emefiele, ex- CBN governor bai The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail by a federal capital territory high court sitting in  Abuja. Delivering a ruling on the bail application filed by the former CBN governor, the presiding judge, Olukayode Adeniyi, ordered the federal government…

Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal has said that his administration remains resolute in its commitment to improving lives and creating opportunities for growth and prosperity of the people. Lawal spoke on Tuesday in Gusau, at the Flag-Off ceremony for cash transfers and welfare schemes to 44,000 vulnerable people under the NG-CARES programme.  He said…