The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on its members to participate actively in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise recently flagged off by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Wednesday, Yakubu Pam, chairman of Northern CAN, urged Christians…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), not to extend the deadline for naira swap after February 10. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by his campaign office, Atiku urged the CBN to immediately review the measures it has put in place for…
United States lawmakers have the Nigerian government for failing to take decisive steps to halt what they describe as “widespread and systematic attacks on Christian communities across the country.” The lawmakers expressed the concern at a high level roundtable held on Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where an array of senior legislators, foreign policy specialists, and…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state,Edward Masha, has declared that only a coalition led by the party can successfully dislodge the ruling Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Masha spoke on Wednesday while receiving a large crowd of supporters from the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement (GOH-Front). Supporters of Olawepo-Hashim,…
Former governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has said that the north must forge an alliance with the south-south to “save” Nigeria. TheCable reports that El-Rufai stated this on Friday during a condolence visit to the family of Edwin Clark, the late elder statesman and Niger Delta advocate, who died on February 17. The former governor…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not tolerate any form of disrespect from foreign nations towards its citizens. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the Defence Headquarters, Musa said Nigeria deserves respect on the global stage. Musa was recently alongside some military officers were recently denied visas by…
