The Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has deposed four traditional rulers, including the Ohimege-Igu Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isah Koto, a first class traditional ruler and Chairman, Lokoja/ Kogi Local Government Areas Traditional Council. According to reports by The Punch newspapers, Koto was banished to Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State, while Mallam Saidu Akawo…
Governor of Enugu state, Peter Mba has said that Mbah his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a strategic move to secure equitable representation and advance the interests of his state and south east region. Speaking on Tuesday in Enugu at a ceremony welcoming him…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has commended Aliko Dangote Foundation for its unrelenting commitment to the fight against hunger and poverty in Nigeria. Sani made the commendation on Thursday while flagging off the distribution of 35,000 of 10kg bags of rice to the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna state by the foundation. The…
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…
Two more suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with Tuesday’s attempted kidnapping incident along Little Rayfield Road, Jos. Two police officers were killed during the incident and their rifles taken away by the kidnappers. The two suspects, according to a statement on Friday by the spokesperson of the Plateau state police command,…
