Some supporters of former President Muhammadu Buhari, under the auspices of “Protectors of Buhari Legacies (PBL)”, have dismissed claims that his eight year administration was a failure. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, Mohammed Ajiji, coordinator of the group, maintained that Buhari made significant strides across various sectors, contributing to the overall development and…
The inspector-general of police Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police command. The Abuja-Kaduna train operation is…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has increased the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets. According to TheCable, the price of the product was increased on Tuesday to N855 per litre — from about N620— at an NNPC filling station in the Berger axis of Lagos. Another…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets under the air component of Operation Udo Ka II, has destroyed the armouries and hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)combatants in Anambra and Imo states. The NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Gabkwet said on Tuesday, the fighter jets…
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna state, has commended Uba Sani, Kaduna state governor, for his efforts in stabilising the state. Kukah made the commendation on Wednesday when he led the management of the university to a courtesy call on to governor at Sir…
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…
