Leaders of Benue communities in the diaspora have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s statement suggesting that the killings in Benue state by criminal fulani herdsmen is a communal conflict. In an open letter issued following the June 14 massacre in Yelewata, Guma LGA, where over 200 people were reportedly killed by suspected armed herders, the diaspora group said the call…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The 2023 general election is fast approaching and political activities have picked up in top gear across the country. Politicians wishing to contest for various elective positions are making frantic efforts at winning their party nominations, the first step to contesting the elections. In Plateau state, both the PDP and the ruling…
Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed has responded to comments by Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives. Dogara had in a statement on Sunday berated Mohammed for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s polices, noting that the governor has performed dismally in Bauchi state. However, reacting to Dogara’s vituperations in a statement on Monday, the…
Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for money laundering. He was found guilty on Monday by an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Okon Abang. Maina has been standing trial since 2019, when he was arraigned by the Economic…
The president of the court of appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that all appeals arising from election petition cases across the country be transferred to the Abuja and Lagos divisions. According to reports by TheCable, the order affects gubernatorial, national and state assemblies’ elections, which held between February and March 2023. TheCable reports that, “Although…
ASUU strike aimed at destroying public universities, says NANS president The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have condemned the indefinite strike ny the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), descibing the action as unpatriotic, wicked and meant to collapse the public universities and promote private ones. In a statement, NANS President, Sunday Asefon called…
