The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have given President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to address the deplorable security situation in the country or face impeachment proceedings. The senate minority leader, Senator Philip Aduda, stated this in an interview with journalists after the PDP senators staged a walk out of the red chamber during plenary…
The Kaduna State High Court has fixed the first week of June for hearing on the bail application filed by Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of the state. When the matter came up on Tuesday, Darius Khobo, the presiding judge, said the court will review the bail application and deliver ruling in the first week…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday had constructive engagements with the US Department of State to review the relationship between both countries with specific regards on how to tackle the debilitating security situation in Nigeria. THISDAY reports that House delegation was led by the Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson; while other members…
The chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has bowed out as after serving for 10 years. Yakubu, who was appointed in 2015, spent two terms of five years each, in office. On Tuesday, he handed over to May Agbamuche, National Commissioner of the commission as the acting capacity. The former…
The Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that most of the human trafficking and adoption crimes in Nigeria are committed by women. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NAPTIP stated this on Thursday at a workshop organised for non-governmental organisations in…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered over N2m being part of the money he made from the criminal act. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. He said police operatives attached to Police Divisional Headquarters Tafa, Kaduna, Kaduna state arrested the…
