Former governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has returned to the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). El-Rufai on Tuesday appeared before the Federal High Court in Kaduna and the state High Hourt in Kaduna to face trial on separate charges. At the state high court in Kaduna, the proposed…
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has accused the Joint Northern Committee of being sponsored to endorse a particular Presidential candidate. The Joint Northern Committee, comprising of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation (ABF), Arewa Research and Development Project and Jamiyyar…
Makama Danjuma Agribusiness Coordinator, Horti Nigeria, has called on government initiative policies make farming attractive to the youths to curb the increasing rate of unemployment and crime. He also called for the introduction of Agriculture as a compulsory subject in secondary schools. Danjuma spoke in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Zaria, Kaduna state,…
The Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide curfew, commencing from 12:am to 4am as part of efforts to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Mohammed, disclosed this at a press briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed said the curfew would take effect from midnight…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have given President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to address the deplorable security situation in the country or face impeachment proceedings. The senate minority leader, Senator Philip Aduda, stated this in an interview with journalists after the PDP senators staged a walk out of the red chamber during plenary…
The trial of Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, has commenced before a federal high court in Abuja. TheCable reports that Mamu was arraigned in March by the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism. However, in March, he pleaded not guilty to all the counts and denied having allegiance to…
