A federal high court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 7 to hear a suit seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, from contesting the 2023 elections. The suit was filed by four APC chieftains, asking the court to declare that Tinubu is ineligible to run…
Our nation has entered its harmattan, at a time the season has not reached its own cycle or begun the cyclical journey around itself. The harmattan, as we know it in our part, is that dry and lean period of the year when men, women, plants, and generally nature itself, give in to the hardships…
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. Prevost is the first American to be elected pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic church. The 69-year-old new pope adopts the name Leo XIV. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney this afternoon, announcing the election of a…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested four suspected kidnappers who killed their victim, Mohammed Kabiru, a six year old boy after collecting N1 million ransom. Parading the suspects on Monday in Kaduna, Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, said Kabiru was abducted on April 24 at the Badarawa area, Kaduna. He said the suspects…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has restated its commitment to protecting depositors’ funds and ensuring financial stability in the country. Bello Hassan, Managing Director of the NDIC, stated this on Thursday at the 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair. Speaking at the NDIC Special Day of the NDIC, Hassan noted the role of the corporation in…
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to lead the investigation into the crash of a military aircraft that occurred on Friday at the Kaduna International Airport. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others onboard the aircraft, perished in…
