The federal government has declared Monday and Tuesday public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The permanent secretary in the ministry of interior, Aishetu Ndayako, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ndayako said the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated Muslim faithfuls at home and abroad on the celebration. She added that the minister also…
The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship primary in…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspect supplying army uniforms to bandits. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He also said two suspected armed robbers and two car thieves were arrested while one suspect was neutralised. According to him, one locally made pistol with…
Plateau state governor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that his administration will build a “new Plateau” with equal opportunities, children, regardless of their background can achieve their dreams. Mutfwang stated this on Saturday in a message to mark the 2023 Children’s Day in Jos, the state capital. The statement signed by Bere Gyang, Special Assistant to the…
The police in Kaduna says the have arrested Ali Shuaibu, suspected to be one of the Kuje prison escapees. Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Jalige said, 60 years old Shuaibu, an indigene of Kano state, was apprehended by police operatives on Sunday at about 7:30pm…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced the nomination of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, as its consensus candidate for the position of Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly. It nominated the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, for the position of Deputy…
