The National and State House Assemblies Election Petitions tribunal in Kaduna has affirmed the election of Sunday Katung as the senator representing Kaduna south. The tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Michael Auta, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) against Katung’s victory at the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Katung,…
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to go after “subsidy cabal” and recover all the money they stashed in foreign banks. Dogara commended the steps so far taken by Tinubu since he assumed office on May 29, describing the President’s actions as a departure from the…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said that over 800 Nigerian workers were sacked by the Dangote refinery. The association had earlier on Friday, said the refinery laid off some of its staff members, adding that it was working to resolve the issue. Dangote refinery confirmed sacking some workers,…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, A’isha has withdrawn the case against Aminu Muhammad, a student of Federal University Dutse (FUD), a final-year student of the department of environmental management. Mohammad was arrested by the police over a tweet which alleged that the President’s wife has eaten poor people’s money and is now full. The tweet, which…
The Coalition of Arewa Youth and Women has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to endorse Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as his successor in 2023. The Vice President is among the 23 Presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari, had at a recent meeting with the APC governors, solicited for their support in picking…
The Kaduna state chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said that ex governor Nasir El-Rufai is yet to register as a member of the party over two weeks after his defection The party also rejected the purported dissolution of the Kaduna State Working Committee of the party by the National Secretariat. Addressing a…
