Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to step aside if he cannot secure the country and address the collapsing economy. Writing on X, Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, said Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean…
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resolved to invite Deposit Money Banks, also known as commercial banks, on Wednesday over the scarcity of new naira notes. The Punch reports that the Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of the banks, under the auspices of the Bankers’ Committee, are to meet with an ad hoc committee of the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The swift decision to temporarily close schools across Northern Nigeria, although framed as an urgent response to worsening insecurity, carries a symbolic and psychological weight the nation cannot afford to ignore. What may appear as a straightforward safety measure risks being interpreted by citizens and adversaries alike as a concession to…
Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senatir Abdullahi Adamu, has announced his retirement from politics. According to the Punch newspapers, Adamu spoke on Saturday at a book launch in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital. The book written by Abdullahi Tanimu, is titled: “Progressive governance: Showcasing the achievements of His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi Sule…
Waziri Ashafa, one of the candidates for the chairmanship of the Kaduna state chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has kicked against micro zoning of positions in the forth coming congresses. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday at the NUJ Press Centre, Kaduna, Ashafa said while zoning policy of the party as enshrined…
A Kaduna state high court has declared that the state government has no constitutional powers to take over markets. Deliverung judgment in a suit filed by some aggrieved traders at the Kasuwan Barchi market, Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state, whose shops were demolished by the state government, the court presided by Justice…
