Nigeria may be witnessing the quiet collapse of one of the most consequential political parties in its democratic history. In this edition of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the steady unraveling of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — a party once central to Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, now weakened by defections, internal…
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, has asked security agencies in the state to take over all public places and assets, which according to him, were immorally plundered and sold by the Ganduje administration, pending the final decision of his government. The governor stated this in a twit on his Twitter handle on Monday. Yusuf noted…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that military and law enforcement strategies alone are not sufficient to curb the growing threat of violent extremism in Nigeria’s north-west. The governor stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna while declaring opened a two day summit on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North West zone. Sani,…
The remains of the late Chief of Maroa, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Mallam Tagwai Sambo, was laid to rest on Saturday in Manchok. The first class chief, aged 88, died peacefully in his sleep in his palace in Kaura on June 15, 2024. Born on December 24, 1936, Sambo, a reknown educationist,…
A group under the aegis of Bogoro Youth Vanguard, Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has said that the recent attacks on Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state by Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives indicates that he was seeking to be recognised by the administration of President Bola Tinubu….
Two bandits have been neutralised while others were said to have escaped with various degree of bullet wounds during a fierce gun battle with the police in Idasso area of Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A kidnap victim was also rescued unhurt by the police during the incident which occurred on Wednesday…
