A former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf asked the federal government to go after the bandits who abducted students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna and recovered the N180m paid by parents for the release of the students. The 17 students including a staff of the university were released…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of Saturday’s elections in the six Area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The six Area councils are Bwari, Abaji, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali and Municipal Council (AMAC). According to INEC, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 12…
The Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned the murder of Fatima and her four children in Anambra state. Fatima was said to have been killed with four of her children on Sunday at Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state by gunmen. In a statement Tuesday in Kaduna,…
By Patience Dombin, Jos A federal high court sitting in Jos, Plateau state capital, has sentenced the former minister of water resources, Sarah Ochekpe to six years imprisonment. Ochekpe served as minister in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2018, Ochekpe, alongside former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau, Raymond Dabo and…
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SEICOM) has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state as winner of the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections which held on Saturday. Announcing the results at the SEICOM headquarters on Saturday in Kaduna, Chairperson of the commission, said, the APC won all the 23 Chairmanship and the…
The Joint Arewa Committee has said that the exploitation of ethnic and religious fault lines is extremely dangerous for the polity. The committee which organised the just concluded interactive session with President candidates, comprises of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP), Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation and…
