Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his position on Monday night,citing health challenges. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed Abubakar’s resignation in a statement. The minister’s resignation came amid growing insecurity, bedevilling the country. “President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to…
The Bashar Communities’ Development Association (BACODA) in Wase Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State has rejected the suspension of its traditional ruler, the Rekna of Bashar, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris Isa, by the state government. Addressing a press conference in Jos, the state capital, chairman of the association, Dr. Zakari Mohammed described the suspension of…
A catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, has been abducted by gunmen in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The clergy man was said to have been abducted on Monday at his residence at the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, Kauru LGA. The Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr….
By Abiodun Oluwadare Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has never been a stranger to controversy. His career in Nigerian public life has been defined not by quiet achievements, but by loud proclamations, divisive policies, and an almost theatrical embrace of confrontation. To some, he once represented the archetype of a reformer, armed with tough talk and a…
A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, Benue state. The two pilots on board the aircraft however survived the crash. Edward Gabkwet, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Gabkwet said the incident occurred on Friday in Makurdi, Benue state, at about 4.15pm. He…
The Kaduna state government has expressed concern over the low turnout of eligible citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaki, said Governor Uba Sani has directed government officials to adopt pragmatic measures to ensure participation of citizens in the exercise….
