By Beatrice Gondyi in Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has asked traditional rulers to join hands with security agencies and the state government in combating crime in the state. The governor spoke on Wednesday when the emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaiman paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Bauchi, to…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has constituted standing committees for the 10th assembly. Below is the list of members of the 134 committees.
Kaduna central: Court dismisses suit against Lawal Usman’s candidature as PDP flagbearer. A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate the nomination of Lawal Usman as senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kaduna central. In the judgment delivered in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/333/23 on Wednesday, James Omotosho,…
The Kaduna State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has lauded Governor Uba Sani for the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS). In a letter of appreciation to the governor, the association described the move as a milestone in labour relations and…
Queen Elizabeth II has announced the death of her husband, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, aged 99. The BBC quoted statements from Buckingham Palace saying he passed away peacefully Friday morning at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband,…
The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited alleged “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
