The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked its members in Kaduna state to disregard the purported suspension of a former governor of the state, Ahmed Makarfi by his ward officials. The Tudun-Wada ward of the PDP in Makarfi, headquarters of Makarfi Local Government Area of the state, chaired by…
Amos Magaji, a member of the house of representatives, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Magaji represents Zangon Kataf/Jaba federal constituency of Kaduna state. The speaker of the house, Tajudeen Abbas, announced Magaji’s defection in a letter read on the floor of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Director-General of the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria, Prof. Jeffrey Barminas. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the students union body dismissed claims in some quarters that Barminas is occupying the office illegally,…
Twenty-seven members of the River House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are said to be loyal to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. They were said to have taken the decision to join the…
The House of Representatives has asked the Presidency and other relevant government agencies to start preparations for an impending food crisis in the country. At a plenary on Wednesday, the lawmakers urged the government to put the necessary machineries in place to be able to mitigate the situation. This follows a motion by Hon. Rimamnde…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Theophilus Danjuma, a former minister of defence is to Chair the Nwunyo fishing and cultural festival in Taraba state. The festival is scheduled to hold on April 19th and 20th, 2024, in Ibi LGA of the state. The Nwunyo Fishing Festival is an annual event that attract tourists from within…
