The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the closure of schools by the Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, and Kebbi state governments. In a statement on Monday, the National Public Relations Officer, the students’ union body, Samson Adeyemi, described the closure as an infringement on the right of every student to uninterrupted education The four…
The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias in her recall from the senate. Addressing her supporters on Tuesday in Okehi LGA of Kogi state, she said the commission is aiding and guiding petitioners on how to perfect their illegal acts. The senator, who arrived in…
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast was uninspiring, deceptive, and aimed at persuading organised labour against its planned nation wide strike. Tinubu had on Monday in a television broadcast and rolled out measures to address the…
Governor Simon Lalong has approved the creation of 268 Districts and Village Areas as well as two Chiefdoms in the state. Three others traditional traditional institutions of second Class status were restored while five others were upgraded to third class status. This was announced on Thursday in a statement in Jos, by Makut Macham, Director…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has asked the federal government to immediately reverse the decision to suspend access of Nigerians to Twitter in the interest of free speech, rule of law and democracy. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to rescind its directive…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military and other security agencies not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals operating in various parts of the country. Speaking when he visited personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday, Buhari said the war…
