The Southern Kaduna Youth and Students Forum (SKYSFOM), has asked the senate not to confirm Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, as a minister. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, the group said the appointment of El-Rufai as minister will do more harm than good to the country. The group alleged that…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has described Yinka Odumakin, the late spokeman of Afenifere as a “fierce fighter for good governance, justice and democracy. In a statement on on Sunday, the President of SOKAPU, Mr. Jonathan Asake, said news of the death of Odumakin was shocking! According Asake, news of Odumakin demise “hit the people…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has on Tuesday confirmed 11 cases of coronavirus in Nigeria. According to the commission all of the 11 new cases were in Lagos. “As at 11:00 pm 14th April there are 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria,” NCDC said. The news which broke in the late hours of…
Two soliders have been reportedly killed in an attack by bandits at a military base in Kutungare village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Two of the soldiers were said to have sustained serious injuries while three villagers were abducted by the hoodlums. Sources in the community said the attack took place at about…
The federal government said it would prosecute Daily Trust Newspaper for falsehood and inciting journalism capable of causing disaffection. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at a joint briefing with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu to shed light on the Samoa Agreement….
Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has spoken on his strained relationship with people in the Southern part of the state, accusing some individuals from the area of having “entitlement mentality”. Speaking in an interview programme on Channels Television on Sunday, El-Rufai said he dealt with the Southern Kaduna people just like he dealt…
