The Nigeria Baptist Convention (NBC) has charged the President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to work towards mitigating the ethno-religious imbalances in the country, which are over the years responsible for drawing the country backward. With particular mentioning of poverty alleviation, employment generation and insecurity, the NBC demanded that Tinubu must take into cognisance the geographical,…
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the federal government, seeking to extradite Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), to the United States to face criminal charges. Kyari is wanted in the United States over alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. Delivering judgment on Monday,…
Terrorists have killed three of their victims in Kaduna, threatening to kill 22 others if a ransom of N20 million is not delivered to them before Tuesday midnight. The victims were abducted at about 8pm on March 31, 2022, in Anguwan Bulus, a suburb near Sabon Tasha GRA in Kaduna city. Speaking with journalists who…
The Northern Democratic Defense League (NDDL) has commended the pruning of the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the region, describing the process as judicious and the outcome as fair and credible. The group, in a statement by its coordinator, Auwal Darazo said reports that Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal had denied the…
The Kaduna state government has expressed concern over the low turnout of eligible citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Kaduna, the commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaki, said Governor Uba Sani has directed government officials to adopt pragmatic measures to ensure participation of citizens in the exercise….
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has won all three by-election in Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Zaria Kewaye and Basawa state constituencies which held on Saturday. In Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Felix Bagudu of the APC was declared winner by Prof. Abubakar Mohammed Jumare, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who announced…
