The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung has said that his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was informed by the “unprecedented federal attention to Southern Kaduna.” Speaking with journalists at the weekend, Katung said that even if he had remained in the PDP, he…
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go after “subsidy cabal” and recover all the money they stashed in foreign banks. Dogara commended the steps so far taken by Tinubu since he assumed office on May 29, describing the President’s actions as a departure from the…
Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has condemned the killing of 11 farmers by gunmen on Friday in Yangtu Development Area of the state. In a statement, the governor said, the persistent attacks and killings in several parts of the state by bandits was worrisome and unacceptable. The statement signed by Emmanuel Bello, Special Adviser to…
The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah has insisted that the “no work no pay’’ policy of the federal government regarding the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) stands. Opiah, while expressing dismay over the more than the 200 days old strike embarked upon by ASUU since February 14th,…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has warned unscrupulous elements plotting to cause confusion in the state to desist from such unpatriotic act. The governor sounded the warning in a broadcast on Monday evening on political developments in the state. The warning came following growing tension ahead of the the tribunal judgement on the governorship election…
Patience Dombin spoke with some residents of Jos on the increasing wave of crime in parts of the city. Residence of Jos, the Plateau state capital are worried over the increasing criminal activities in the tin city. Many parts of the city are plagued by a wide range of criminality , ranging from ritual…
