The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned its electoral officers to refrain from activities that will tamper with the commission’s integrity. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Thursday while swearing in 19 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the commissioners comprise nine from the academia, six civil servants including retired…
The Imo state police command said the killers of Ahmed Gulak, former political aide to ex President Goodluck Jonathan, had been “neutralized.” Gulak was killed on Sunday by gunmen in Owerri, the Imo state capital on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Abuja. Spokesman of the Imo state police command, Bala Elkana,…
By Callistus Agwaza, in Jalingo Taraba State police command says it has arrested 28 suspected criminals terrorising the state. The commissioner of police, David Iloyanomon disclosed this at a press briefing in Jalingo on Thursday. He said also said the command is looking for Shiban Tikari, a former Chairman of Takum Local government area, in…
The Concerned Christian Youth of Northern Nigeria (CCYNN) has asked politicians to stop meddling in the affairs of the church. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, Chairman of the group, Paul Katuka, alleged that some politicians were behind the current crisis rocking the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the…
Northern leaders on Tuesday reflected on the life and legacies of Sir Ahmadu Bello, late premier of Northern Nigeria and the Sardaunan of Sokoto, describing his assassination as a tragic turning point in the country’s history. The leaders, drawn from the Arewa Consultative Forum (AFC), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and other prominent northern groups, spoke…
FULL TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE JOINT-ACTION COMMITTEE OF NORTHERN YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS, ON THE PURPORTED RELOCATION OF FIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CBN AND THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FAAN FROM FCT ABUJA, TO LAGOS STATE, HELD ON JANUARY 22, 2024, AT AREWA HOUSE CONFERENCE HALL, KADUNA. Distinguished members of the press, representatives of Nigerian and…
