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A document purported to be from the Kaduna state ministry of Local Government Affairs, directing 11 of the 23 Local Governments Areas to contribute N10 million each for “additional security” during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state has gone viral on the social media. Buhari arrived Kaduna on Wednesday night from Banjul, The Gambia,…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF) has insisted that mandatory electronic transmission of results remains critical to credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, the group called for the retention of Clause 60 of the  Electoral Amendment Bill, which mandates real-time electronic transmission of election results. It warned that…

The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani has picked Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s deputy, as his running mate. Sani who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District, announced this in a statement he shared on his Twitter handle on Monday night. He said after consultations with…

Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has spoken on  his strained  relationship with people in the Southern part of the state, accusing some individuals from the area of having  “entitlement mentality”. Speaking in an interview programme  on Channels Television on Sunday, El-Rufai said he dealt with the Southern Kaduna people just like he dealt…

Chairman of one of the factions of the Christian Association in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Joseph Hayab has said that his leadership will continue to strive to promote peace and work towards addressing  the challenges facing the north. Speaking on Monday in Kaduna during a meeting/ dinner with…