The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau state has asked Christians to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Chairman of association, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, gave the advice at the 2022 lenten campaign launch of the Catholic Diocese…
The Kaduna state police command has says over 25,000 security personnel have been deployed to strategic flash points in the state to ensure law and order during Thursday’s “protest against hunger and bad governance.” Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said the security personnel include…
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a joint statement on Sunday leaders of the three countries said it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay”. Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have…
The police in Kaduna have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters notorious for defrauding unsuspecting students of the Kaduna State University (KASU) of their school fees, to the tune of over N60m. In a statement on Wednesday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, identified the arrested suspects as Muhammad Uthman Busari of Nariya…
Yakubu Dogora, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. on Thursday lashed at Northern leaders, especially, governors for the backwardness of the region. Dogara accused some of the governors for spending public resources, junketing around the globe with their family members in the name of looking for investors. Dogara stated this in a…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has advised President Bola Tinubu to withdraw forthwith the National Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly to allow for more consultations. Briefing newsmen on Thursday at the end of the 144th monthly meeting of the NEC held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, Oyo state governor,…
