Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna based Islamic cleric and negotiator for the released of the abducted Abuja- Kaduna train passengers has been arrested by security operatives in Cairo, Egypt. It was learnt that Mamu and his family were on their way to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj when he was…
Stakeholder and civil society organisations in the north who attended a colloquium organised on Thursday by the Democratic Watch Initiative (DWI) in Kaduna, have asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop imposing leaders on the National Assembly. In a communique issued on Sunday in Kaduna, the stakeholders noted that “the current attempt to…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC), for allegedly using money and resorting to clandestine ways to cause division among Christians, especially in the north, in an attempt to counter the stand of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Muslim-Muslim ticket. The Christian body also called on…
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has described the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, as a dangerous politician that must be avoided by President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai had in a recent video that went viral narrated why he discriminated against Christians in Kaduna state, stating that Muslims will continue to rule the state…
Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Presidential Election, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to join him in his campaign to enshrine probity, accountability in the country. Abubakar made the called on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja on his findings about the controversies surrounding President…
The Federal Government has appointed Prof. Gray Ejikeme as acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau state. This was announced in a statement on Tuesday by Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university. The statement said until his appointment Ejikeme was Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration of the institution. The statement…
