Sunday Katung, the senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has denied rumours of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speculations were rife that Katung had concluded plans to decemp to the ruling party following defection of many PDP members in his Senatorial zone to the APC….
https://youtu.be/OOB4WHdKQ8k?si=qKMjPwf889mXFGQ0 As expected, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally named a new chairman for Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) — Professor Joash Amuputan, a 58-year-old professor of law from the University of Jos and indigene of Kogi State. In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum analyses the political and moral dimensions…
Chairman, Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (RMFC),Mohammed Shehu (left) , with Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs, Col. Hamid Ahmed (rtd), on Tuesday at the interactive session on the 2023 -2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) at the National Assembly Photo Sylvanus Tyoakaa
Politics is often mistaken for proximity to power. In reality, it is about leverage. Nigeria’s unfolding wave of defections from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) exposes this misunderstanding with brutal clarity. Ahead of the 2027 elections, governors across key regions have abandoned the PDP in large numbers. The…
Taraba state governor Agbu Kefas has said that he inherited an empty treasury from his predecessor, Darius Ishaku. Speaking on Monday while declaring open a five-day workshop on professional development for secretaries in ministry, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Jalingo, the state capital, the governor said, despite the challenging financial situation, he made sure that…
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), on Saturday reiterated its support for the creation of state police and called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the enactment of the legal framework for its take-off. In a communique issued at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, the governors emphasised the need for…
