The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is to arraign former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai at the federal high court on Tuesday in Kaduna. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the commission said the charges, which were filed on March 18, border on alleged conversion of and possession of public…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed allegation by a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, that the 2011 presidential election won by him was rigged.Jonathan in a statement issued on Sunday by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman said “Campbell styles himself as a ‘Nigeria expert’ at the Council for Foreign Relations, but…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has extended the conduct of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by two weeks. A statement signed by the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said the decision to extend the exam was taken a two-day meeting with stakeholders in Abuja. Oloyede said stakeholders recommended that a two-week extension be…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state,Edward Masha, has declared that only a coalition led by the party can successfully dislodge the ruling Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Masha spoke on Wednesday while receiving a large crowd of supporters from the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement (GOH-Front). Supporters of Olawepo-Hashim,…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that military and law enforcement strategies alone are not sufficient to curb the growing threat of violent extremism in Nigeria’s north-west. The governor stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna while declaring opened a two day summit on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North West zone. Sani,…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna state Hon. Jonathan Asake, has promised to run a government based on the principles of fairness, equity and justice if elected governor. Speaking at a meeting with Muslim clerics at the weekend in Zaria, he said if elected, his administration will be all inclusive. He…
