By Shu’aibu Usman Leman For the past two decades, Nigeria’s Plateau State has been a recurring headline, both domestically and internationally, and tragically, for all the wrong reasons. Once celebrated as the nation’s “safe haven” and proudly proclaiming itself the “Home of Peace and Tourism,” the state has been transformed into a theatre of conflict,…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ites on Saturday joined June 12 protesters in Abuja to demand the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to reports by TheCable. TheCable reports that the stormed major roads in Abuja metropolis to kick against “bad governance” under the Buhari administration, as the country…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe is dead. Ogbe who also served as minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019, is died on Saturday at the age of 78. His death was announced in a statement by the family. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service…
In times of crises, citizens look up to their leader for protection, respite and direction. A leader takes charge from the front, securing the values, identity and posterity of his/her people. And the people trust and support him with the assurance that he would neither lead them astray nor abandon or betray them. From antiquity…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the preliminary number of registered voters in Nigeria is 93.5 million. Yakubu made the disclosure on Wednesday at the third quarterly meeting with political parties in Abuja. Yakubu, said after cleaning up the voter data using the automated biometric identification…
The Arewa Civil Society Organisations (ACSOs) has decried the continuous detention of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Yaro and his wife by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement yesterday, in Kaduna, chairman of the group, Adamu Musa, said the continuous…
