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Former governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, has said that the nation’s corrupt electoral process has made it impossible for honest people to contest for elections. Aliyu stated this on Saturday in Kaduna while speaking as a guest at the annual lecture and General Meeting of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of…

The Southern Kaduna Youth and Students Forum (SKYSFOM), has asked the senate not to confirm Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, as a minister. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, the group said the appointment of El-Rufai as minister will do more harm than good to the country. The group alleged that…

A group of lawyer, supporting Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano state, have appealed to the Supreme Court Justices to resist any form of external interference in the Kano governoship appeal before them. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna, the lawyers, under the aegis of “Abba Yusuf Kabir lawyers forum in the 19…

The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and the federal capital territory (FCT), has conferred awards on the former President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. Oritsejafor was honoured alongside, Philip Olaiya, a former chairman of the Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), John Achimugu, a lawyer and Andrew Yakubu, former managing director…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a term of five years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Senate.⁣ “This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act,…