The Plateau State chapter of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) has disclosed that 7,000 illegal private schools were currently operating in the state. State Chairman of the association, Mr. Solomon Musa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos. The Plateau government recently revoked the licence of all…
Wike replies Odili, says he’s “a trader and a sycophant” Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Elder statesman and former Rivers state governor, Dr. Peter Odili, describing him as “a trader and a sycophant”. The minister who is the immediate past governor of state, was reacting to Odili’s…
The Senate on Tuesday started the process of amending the Bank Employees Act to provide for the inclusion of staff of all financial institutions in the compulsory declaration of assets. Tagged, “A bill for an Act to amend the Bank employees etc. (declaration of assets) Act cap b1 laws of the federation 2010 and for…
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were laid to rest on Tuesday at his residence in Daura, Katsina state, in a solemn ceremony that drew dignitaries from across the nation and beyond. Buhari died on Sunday in a London Hospital where he went for medical treatment following a protracted illness. He was burried in…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoralists and butchers in Ekye Development Area, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The forum made the called in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Murtala Aliyu, its secretary general. On January 25, 2023,…
The Southern Kaduna Leaders Council (SKLC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to investigate alleged genocide against the Southern Kaduna people during the administration of ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, Timothy Gandu, a former Commissioner and secretary of SKLC, said…
