Senator Jeremiah Useni, has opened up on why he did not succeed the late Gen. Sani Abacha as head of state after his demised. The late military head of state whose regime was noted for human rights abuses died on June 8, 1998 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Featuring on an interview programme on Arise…
The name of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai was on Monday missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate. Also missing on the list was the name of Senator Abubakar Danlandi from Taraba State and former Nexim Bank, MD, Stella Oketette (Delta State). The Senate after the…
A founding member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Jerry Gana, has said that Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections would defeat any candidate from northern states if he runs for the 2027 election on the PDP platform. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime…
The National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEW) of the federal ministry of environment has issued flood alert for 32 locations across 11 states between September 14 and 18. In a circular issued on Sunday by the director of erosion, flood and coastal zone management, Usman Bokani, the centre said rising water levels in the River Gongola,…
Atsi Kefas, sister of Agbu Kefas, governor of Taraba state, has reportedly been shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Jumai, the governor’s mother, and Atsi were driving along Kente road in Wukari LGA Taraba state when they were attacked….
The Kaduna State Coordinator of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, Maryam Dangaji, has disclosed that over 40,000 girls have enrolled in the programme. In an interview with journalists on Friday in Kaduna, Dangaji said the girls also received conditional cash transfers of between N5,000 to N10,000 paid through their caregivers. She…
