The Presidential election and National Assembly elections are to hold on February 25, 2023. Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Saturday while briefing journalists in Abuja. He added that governorship and state houses of assembly polls will take place on March 11, 2023. INEC had earlier scheduled the…
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, has said that he will report the judge who tried to stop the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano. Sanusi who was disposed three years ago by ex-governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, was reinstated as emir after the state house of assembly passed the amended Kano State Emirate Council…
Kaduna state governor Senator Uba Sani has visited Kurmin Wali, the community where 177 worshippers were abducted during an attack by bandits on three churches in the community on Sunday. Speaking during the visit on Wednesday, Sani assured that his administration, in collaboration with other security agencies, will ensure the safe return of the victims…
By Yemi Itodo When Benue State was created by the military administration of General Murtala Mohammed, on 3rd February 1976, it was a dream come true for Benue people, especially for the founding fathers, like the Late Joseph Tarka, who led the struggle for the creation of a state for the Middle Belt minorities for…
Chairman of the senate committee on labour, employment, and productivity, Diket Plang has alleged that foreign armed groups, working with local collaborators, are behind the recent killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. In a statement on Monday, Plang, who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District, described the attacks as “heinous” and a threat to the…
The senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district, Sunday Katung, has promised to support initiatives that promote cultural development, preservation, and exchange. Katung said this at the weekend in Kafanchan during the Khituk Gwong Cultural Festival, organised by the Gwong Development Association, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. He emphasised the importance of preserving cultural…
