President Muhammadu Buhari has warned leaders and members of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from “name-calling and backstabbing”. The warning was contained in statement on issued on Saturday in Abuja by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media. The statement titled, Buhari urged APC members to “remain steadfast and maintain unity if the…
Labour unions have commended Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, for releasing N3.1 billion for payment of gratuity of retirees and death benefits to families of deceased beneficiaries. The governor in October approved the release of the fund for the payment of gratuity to retirees and death benefits for families of the deceased under the defined…
The Supreme Court will on Friday, deliver judgment on the Plateau, Kano, Zamfara, Bauchi, Lagos and Ebonyi governorship appeals. Governors of the three states – Caleb Mutfwang (of Plateau) and Abba Yusuf (of Kano) and Dauda Lawal (of Zamfara), are challenging the nullifications of their elections at the Appeal Court while the appeal for Bauchi,…
The federal capital territory (FCT) police command has arrested four suspected killers of Brig.Gen.Uwem Udokwere (rtd). Udokwere was murdered on Saturday in a robbery attack at his residence in Lokogoma estate, Abuja. Addressing a press conference on Monday, the FCT police commissioner, Benneth Igweh, said two of the suspects are at large. The arrested suspects…
The Speaker of the Kaduna state House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Liman, has said that the lawmakers will not secuumb to threats and intimidation from anyone in the pursuit for justice and accountability. The speaker was reacting to threats purportedly issued by the son of former governor Nasir El-Rufai, Bello El-Rufai, a federal lawmaker representing Kaduna…
The Presidency has reacted to calls for the resignation of President Buhari over the deplorable security situation in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the President will not resign, describing the call as the work of politicians who have failed to connect with the people. The Northern Elders Forum…
