Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has flagged off the distribution of 7,000 motorcycles loans to civil servants in the state. Four hundred of the motorcycles are 400 electrically powered. Speaking at the event on Friday in Kaduna, Sani, said the initiative is to alleviate the suffering of workers. Represented by Hadiza Balarabe, his deputy,…
Former minister of sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung has called on the federal government to investigate the collapse of the recently installed water tank and tower in Mabudi community, Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau state. According to Dalung, one person was killed, while three others sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident which occurred on…
Liberia, which along with Ethiopia are the two African countries never colonized, marked its Bicentennial as an emergent country, and this Tuesday, July 26, 2022, observed its 75th Independence Anniversary. On that historic date, the five most prominent persons on the dais who are from four countries, were of contrasting nature. Liberian President George Manneh…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested 11 suspected bandits, including the abductors of a district head in the state. The district head (name withheld), was abducted on August 14, 2024, and released two days after. In a statement on Wednesday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in…
Osigwe Momoh, an Abuja-based lawyer, has sued the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for fielding a Muslim vice-presidential candidate. Tinubu had picked Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The development elicited outrage from key stakeholders, particularly the Christian Association of Nigeria…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike embarked upon on Tuesday. The decision to suspend the strike was taken after leaders of the two unions met with representatives of the federal government on Wednesday at the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) in Abuja. The unions…
