Dare devil bandits on Monday, invaded Nyalun community in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing Salisu Idris, the village head and two others. Several people, including two wives of the village head, were said to have been abducted by the bandits. A source in the community said the bandits who…
Despite being in captivity, Sadiq Abdullahi, son of Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP) primary election for Sabon Gari (Zaria) Federal constituency, Kaduna state. Sadiq who was among those abducted in the March 28 attack on the Abuja -Kaduna passenger train is…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has discovered other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, World Bank loan, Abacha recovered loot at the ministry of humanitarian affairs. Spokesperson of the commission, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The statement said the funds were released to the ministry by the federal government to…
The decision to ease the lockdown is obviously more political than realistic and scientific. The economic reasons adduced for proposed easing of the lockdown are purely political excuses that do not explain much. It should be pointed out that Nigeria’s economy is a monoculture economy depending on the sale of oil. Even if we increase…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s democratic journey is often measured through national politics, presidential elections, legislative contests, and elite power struggles. Yet democracy does not take root at the centre. It begins at the grassroots. It is within local councils, wards, and communities that citizens experience governance most directly. Unfortunately, grassroots governance has long been…
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof. Suleman Bogoro has said that the increasing pressure on land is responsible for the frequent clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Speaking while delivering the maiden annual lecture of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo state, Bogoro said the most common trigger of farmer-herder…
