The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have signed a pact to promote peace in the country ahead of the 2023 elections. In a statement on Wednesday by Samson Ayokunle, immediate past president of CAN, the two religious organisations signed the accord at the international religious freedom…
The Arewa Youth Vanguard (AYV) has alleged of plots by Yahaya Bello, outgoing governor of Kogi state to influence the removal of the Chief Gabriel Aduku, Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), who doubles as the acting chairman of Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC). In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the group, alleged…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has pleaded for urgent donations to provide humanitarian services for victims of the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. The flood on Tuesday displaced many residents in the Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri, following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the…
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, nominated Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, Abuja, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at the unveiling of Baba Ahmed on Friday in Abuja, Obi said he is “eminently qualified” to be Nigeria’s vice-president if the party wins the presidential election…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In 2025, I wrote an article titled “Power, politics, and the north: Ganduje’s exit and the battle for 2027” published in this medium on July 7, 2025. The piece was about the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In that piece, …
The Nigerian Airforce (NAF), has announced the appointment and redeployment of new branch chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Institutions as well as a new spokesperson. A statement signed by Group Captain Joel Abioye, for NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information said the appointments and redeployments were…
