Queen Elizabeth II has announced the death of her husband, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, aged 99. The BBC quoted statements from Buckingham Palace saying he passed away peacefully Friday morning at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband,…
Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province (KEP) have said that President Bola Tinubu took hasty decision on removal of fuel subsidy. The bishops, in a statement signed at the end of their meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna, asked the president to consider reversing his decision. The statement signed my Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso said the President’s rash decision…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu examines how dictatorship corrodes society — from destroying the rule of law, silencing free thought, fueling corruption, and weaponizing ethnicity, to crippling institutions that should safeguard democracy. Using Nigeria as a case study since 1999, this documentary-style analysis highlights: How governors evolved from powerful state leaders…
President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), Samuel Tabara, has said that the union will not participate in the planned nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship. In a statement in Kaduna, Tabara disassociated SOKAPU from the planned protest and condemned the motive behind it. He said, “a well intentioned protest cannot originate from people…
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof Suleiman Bogoro, has inaugurated completed projects at the University of Jos. Inaugurating the projects on Thursday, Bagoro commended the management of the university for the feat achieved . He said the projects, in addition to adding value and changing the face of the university, will enhance…
The Arewa Citizens’ Watch for Good Governance, has asked the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to resign or be sack. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna, chairman of group, Mohammed Adamu, alleged that the INEC chairman and his team were deliberately working against the interest of…
