The speaker of the Ekiti state house of assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, is dead. He was aged 66.. His death was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by Yinka Oyebode, spokesman to the Ekiti governor. The speaker was said to have died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seek for foreign in the fight against terrorists. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, the group said, “available evidence points to the fact that our numerous Generals without war experience can’t fight the ragtag terrorists who have taking charge of rural areas and…
Mukhtar Yero, a former governor of Kaduna state has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor announced his resignation in a letter dated September 30, 2023, and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Kaura ward, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The resignation came barely two day…
By Patience Dombin, Jos Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has signed into law the Violence Against Persons Act (VAPP) passed by the State House of Assembly. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Makut Macham, said the law will curb the menace of violence against women and children which…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has recently sought to downplay the disquieting resurgence of Boko Haram, a stance that has understandably ignited considerable alarm amongst Nigerians, especially those from Borno State acutely aware of the enduring and brutal threat this group continues to pose. This attempt to…
The Arewa Civil Society Organisation (ACSO) has applauded the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bawa was suspended from office on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu for alleged questionable activities. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Adamu Aminu Musa, chairman of the ACSO said, Bawa’s suspension…
