The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission(KAD-SIECOM) has fixed the October 19, 2024 for the conduct of Local Government elections. Hajara Mohammed, Chairperson of the commission, announced this at a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders on Tuesday in Kaduna. The tenure of the 23 council chairmen and councillors who were elected on November 1,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has appealed Kaduna state governor to rescind the dismissal of nurses below level 14 and seek for peaceful resolution of the crisis with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). In a statement in the evening on Tuesday, spokesman of the forum, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, said the sacking of the nurses will…
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, has assured that the abducted pupils of Kuriga Secondary and Primary Schools in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State will soon be rescued. The minister also said the killing of officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in the Okuama community of Delta State won’t be swept…
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has alleged that there were plots by saboteurs to disrupt the forthcoming elections. Tinubu made the allegation on Wednesday at the APC presidential rally which held at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun state. He declared that petrol scarcity and naira redesign will not affect…
The national and state assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Jos has sacked two national assembly members representing Jos South /Jos East and Langtang North/Langtang South federal constituencies. The lawmakers include Musa Bagos, representing Jos South /Jos East and Beni Lar representing Langtang North/Langtang South. The sacked lawmakers contested the election on the platform of the…
A former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, has filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for alleged refusal to release his $9.8 million after a court judgment acquitted him of fraud charges. TheCable reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
