The Arewa Civil Society Organisations (ACSO) said it is mobilising its members for mass and peaceful protest to demand for the removal of the Yusuf Bichi, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Adamu Musa, chairman of the group, condemned the DSS for the continuous attack…
Members of the minority parties from the 19 northern states in the House of Representatives have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to redress his skewed appointments which have divided the nation along ethnic and religious lines. The lawmakers also endorsed the position of the 17 Southern Governors Forum on open grazing and the restructuring of the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In the sun-scorched streets of most state capitals in the North, young boys weave through traffic, balancing trays of wares on their heads or in their hands. Their faces glisten with sweat beneath an unforgiving sky. Young girls haul water for the tenth time that day, their school uniforms neatly folded…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Airforce, Senator Bala Na’Allah whose son, Abdulkareem Na’Allah, was killed on Sunday at his residence in Kaduna, has said that the attackers gained access to his residence from the roof top and were not armed with guns In a statement on Monday, the senator who represent Kebbi East…
Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), says the synergy between the military and the media is more crucial than ever before in this era of security challenges facing the country. The CDS stated this on Thursday at a symposium organised by the Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Musa who was…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal seeking to annul the election of Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa state. Lawyers of the parties on Tuesday made their final submissions before a five-member panel of the apex court led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The panel, after listening to the submissions, reserved judgment in the matter,…
