Senator Danjuma Laah, the senator representing Southern Kaduna senatorial district, has urged security agencies to stop the persistent attacks on Southern Kaduna communities. In a statement on Monday, he said was saddened by the orgy of violence that has resulted in killings and destruction of property in communities in the area. He condemned the attacks…
The Kaduna State ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, collapsed during his screening before the Senate on Wednesday. Balarabe collapsed shortly after his presentation which was followed by praises by Senator Sunday Katung, representing Kaduna South senatorial zone. The incident threw the senate into confusion as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, started screaming, “Bring water and sugar….
Trouble is looming at the Kaduna State University (KASU), following the purported sack of 16 lecturers and two non academic state staff by the university management. The university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), however described the sack as illegal and called on the university management to rescind its decision. The affected…
By Daniel Dauda, Jos The minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has said that since President Mohammadu Buhari came to office in 2015, he has initiated about 35 different youths focus programme aimed at addressing increasing rate of unemployment and poverty in the country. Speaking on Monday in Jos, at the 60th…
The presidential campaign rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to kick off formally in Jos, the Plateau capital, on November 15. The Director of Media and Publicity of the Presidential campaign, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, is Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have urged President Bola Tinubu to deal decisively with the perpetrators of the recurring senseless killings in the middle belt. The leaders of the forum, Edwin Clark; Ayo Adebanjo; Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; Pogu Bitrus, and Emmanuel Ibok-Essien – made their request in an open letter to the president….
