The Labour Party (LP) has reportedly won the Bogoro Councillorship Election in Lusa B Ward, Bauchi State, without fielding a candidate. Local government elections in the state, held on Saturday, with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), sweeping all the Chairmanship positions amid allegations of manipulation by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). According to…
The Ichen community of Bissaula in Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State has called on the state Governor, Darius Ishaku, to urgently ensure deployment of soldiers to the community to curb the incessant attacks and killings in the area. Bissaula, the traditional headquarters of Ichen people had been under constant attack by bandits since…
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has clamped down on unlicensed courier operators in Kaduna state. Many offices of the illegal operators were sealed off on Thursday by an Enforcement team headed by Shonde Dotun, NIPOST General Manager, Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD). Speaking in an interview, Dotun said the activities of unlicensed courier, express delivery,…
Senator Uba Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship of Kaduna state in 2023. Sani made the declaration at the state secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Kaduna. So far, Sani is the only APC governorship aspirant that has publicly declared his…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Matthew Kukah, has said that Nigeria is bleeding from savagery and brutality never witnessed in the history of the country. In his Easter message, Kukah urged President Bola Tinubu to rescue Nigerians from the “cross of evil”. The clergyman lamented that “Every day, innocent citizens are…
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives has accused the Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed for allegedly priotising the construction of private mansions, flyovers and government houses over education and provision basic amenities to the people. The two politicians have been engaged in a war of words following the governor’s recent criticisms…
