Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, ex Kaduna governor, Sunday Katung and Shehu Sani have emerged winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary elections in Kaduna North, Kaduna South and Kaduna Central senatorial districts respectively. Yero defeated two other aspirants in the election which held on Monday to secure the APC ticket ahead for 2027 election….
The Joint Arewa Committee has said that the exploitation of ethnic and religious fault lines is extremely dangerous for the polity. The committee which organised the just concluded interactive session with President candidates, comprises of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP), Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation and…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there’s no going back on the ban on open grazing. The 17 governors of the Southern states, had at their meeting on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta state, among other things, resolved to ban open grazing in the region. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour and…
The National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) has commenced skill acquisition training for 56 nomadic youths in six states to promote entrepreneurship and job creation. Participants for the three day training were drawn from Oyo, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Kwara, and Kebbi states. Speaking while declaring the training opened on Monday in Kaduna, the Executive…
Aisha El-Rufai, wife of Nasir El-Rufai says she if she is abducted by bandits, no ransom should be paid to her abductors. She said paying ransom to bandits will never bring an end to kidnappings. Speaking on Wednesday while addressing participants at a peace and security training, organized for women by Equal Access International (EAI),…
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetoku, has unveiled a new policing vision aimed at improving the performance of the force and re-igniting public trust. It also aimed at focusing on enhancing the police training curriculum with a special focus on attitudinal and behavioural changes among others. Egbetoku said the police under his watch…
