President Bola Tinubu has sent a list of 28 people to the National Assembly for screening and confirmation for appointments as ministers Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Thursday. Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the…
Pusdung is the annual cultural festival of the Ngas ethnic nationality in Pankshin and Kanke Local Government Areas of Plateau state. The festival was initiated in 1988 to promote the rich cultural and traditions of the Ngas nation. The event is always held at Nefur arena in Pankshin, the headquarters of Ngas people. Besides, cultural…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has urged the Borno State government to fish out those who killed Ezekiel Bitrus and demolished a church- Ekilisiya Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) to justice. In statement, spokesman of the forum, Dr. Isuwa Dogo called on Governor Babagana Zulum to honour his promise to dispassionately look into the issue in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The Punch reports that the indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Abuja ederal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday. According to the report, Sirika is…
The Coalition of Indigenous Ethnic Nationalities (CIEN) says the time for restructuring Nigeria is now considering the faulty political and socio-economic problems threatening the corporate existence of the country. The group stated this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. The statement was jointly signed by Benjamin Okaba (Chairman), Timothy B. Gandu (Co-chairman) and Nubari…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The nomination of a deceased Nigerian, the late Senator Adamu Talba, as an ambassador, is not a routine administrative oversight that can be brushed aside with bureaucratic excuses. It is a glaring indictment of a system that has grown disturbingly casual with power and careless with consequence. When governance descends to…
