The president of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Hon. Jonathan Asake, has resigned his position to contest the governorship of Kaduna state on platform of the Labour Party (LP). Asake disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna at the official handover of the leadership of SOKAPU to the his vice, Awemi Maisamari. There had been…
The governorship primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state was characterised by violence as some angry youths attacked the convoy of Governor Darius Ishaku for alleged imposition of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the party’s flag bearer. According to reports by Punch newspapers, the angry youths mainly from Taraba North and…
One person has been killed in an attack on the residence of a former Sports Minister, Damishi Sango in Dakwal community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state. Three other persons were said to have sustained injuries in the attack by suspected fulani herdsmen on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by the Liaison Officer to Governor…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kaduna state, Ahmed Tijjani, has said that Nigerians are fully prepared to vote out leaders who have nothing to offer. Speaking in an interview with the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Tijani said, the privilege enjoyed by big political parties will not count in the…
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…
Bandits have released 32 of the remaining 63 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna. They were released on Friday evening after an undisclosed amount of money was said to have been paid to the bandits. The chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab…
