Former Senate President David Mark has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According reports by TheCable, Mark disclosed his intention to leave the PDP in a letter addressed to the party’s ward chairman in his Otukpo LGA of Benue state. The letter, dated June 27, surfaced shortly after the opposition coalition adopted the African…
The Nigeria Citizen Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG) has dismissed the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities by describing it as concocted stories aimed at misleading Nigerians. The report by Jim Obazee, the CBN special investigator, had alleged that Godwin Emefiele, former CBN governor, illegally lodged billions of naira…
Governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state following looting by some youths in Yola, the state capital. Spokesman of the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, announced this in a statement on Sunday. He said the decision was taken to curtail the activities of hoodlums in the state. The statement said,…
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has called on the federal government to ensure the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes. Osodeke made the appeal while donating relief materials to 320 IDPs in Katsina, the Katsina State capital on Sunday. Represented by the ASUU…
The Nigerian Airforce (NAF), has announced the appointment and redeployment of new branch chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Institutions as well as a new spokesperson. A statement signed by Group Captain Joel Abioye, for NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information said the appointments and redeployments were…
Eight persons have been reportedly killed in a communal clash between Karimjo and Wurkum ethnic groups in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba state. Several houses were also said to have been burnt during the clash. According to reports spokesman of the state police command, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the incident on Monday. He said…
