The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State in 2019, Hon. Isa Ashiru, said he will con intention to contest for the position again in 2023. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Kaduna, he maintained that he won the 2019 governorship election, but was rigged out. He said his journey…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has joined the global Christian community in mourning the passage of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church. Pope Francis died on Monday after a protracted illness at the age of 88. In a statement, Yakubu Pam,…
President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mukhtar Sirajo, has urged the federal government to ensure transparency, accountability, fairness and equity in the distribution of palliatives aimed at ameliorating the effects of petrol subsidy removal. Speaking at the opening of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NIPR on Thursday in Abuja, Sirajo…
An Air force jet was reported to have bombed several communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state, according to reports by THISDAY newspapers. Many people were reportedly injured while property were destroyed. According to report, Chikuba and Kwaki communities were the worst hit by the bombardment which took said to have taken place…
The authorities of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has dismissed allegations that the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, was treated shabbily at the hospital before he died on Sunday morning. The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has alleged that Mailafia was treated shabbily by doctors at…
President Bola Tinubu has established the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC), with an initial capital of N100 billion. The President also approved the constitution of the NCGC board, with former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as chairman. Announcing the development in a statement on Thursday, the presidency said the company is a…
