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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past government led by former president, Muhammadu Buhari. According to The Punch newspapers, the Vice President of CAN, Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya stated this on the sidelines of the installation of Rev. Ayuba Asheshe, as the new…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said Nigeria is sharing its sovereignty, which is guaranteed in the constitution, with bandits and other terrorists. He also said under the eight years of the Buhari administration, Nigeria “saw the ugliest phase of corruption.” Speaking on Monday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, while delivering a…

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed the election of Bola Tinubu as president, has serious implications on Nigerian democracy. The former Vice President was reacting to the judgment of the apex court at a…

The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has inaugurated a 1000 capacity mega Computer Based Testing (CBT) centre constructed by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kaduna. Speaking while inaugurating the project constructed at the cost of N1.1bilion, El-Rufai, commended the federal ministry of education and JAMB for a good job. He said JAMB,…

Shehu Sani, a former senator from who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has called on northern political elites to address the root causes of insecurity in the region and stop politicising the crisis. Sani stated this on Tuesday at his residence in Kaduna when Open Heart Foundation and the Women Empowerment Centre, paid him a…