The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, says there cannot be one Nigeria without justice, fair play and mutual respect among the various ethnic groups in the country. Speaking at a lecture organised to mark the 58th birthday of Taiwo Adelakun, the Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church Worldwide, on Wednesday…
A Non-Government Organization – Resilient Aid and Dialogue Initiative (RADI) has distributed bags of rice to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from 11 communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Programme Officer of RADI, Reuben Buhari, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. He said RADI donated 50 bags of grains on…
The appeal court in Abuja has nullified the verdict of the Nasarawa state governorship election petition tribunal, which sacked Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, the court affirmed the election of Sule as governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sule…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government over the rising cost of living in the country. In a joint statement on Thursday in Abuja, the labour unions said the government has failed to honour the 16-point agreement signed on October 2,…
By Prof. Terhemba Wuam According to the historian Jorma Kalela, “Why history?” is more fruitful than the question of “what is history?” The former question is posed because people need knowledge of the past, which they can use as they deem fit as the past is always used in the present. In the United States…
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogora, has accused the Bauchi state governor, Mr. Bala Mohammed, for allegedly masterminding the suspension of his traditional title, “Jakadan Bauchi” by the Bauchi emirate council. The suspension of the traditional title was announced in a statement on Monday jointly signed by Ibrahim Saidu Jahun…
