Former vice-president, Aitku Abubakar, has commended the supreme court judgments affirming the election of governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court, on Friday, affirmed the election of governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) who were elected on the platform of the PDP. The court had earlier on…
The convoy of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, was attacked on Saturday by gunmen, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja. He said the attack took place near a Naval Base, few kilometers away from Lokoja, the state capital. Fanwo alleged that the gunmen…
Governor of Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang has attributed the alarming rate of school dropouts in some communities to mining activities. Speaking on Sunday during a church service at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in All Nations (COCIN) in Jos, the governor said his administration is determined to combat illegal mining activities. Mutfwang called…
The President General of Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu is dead. He was aged 82. His son, Jide Nwuanyawu, announced his father’s death in a statement on Thursday, saying he passed on following a brief illness. “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, announces…
The suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris is to be arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris was arrested in Kano in May, after failing to respond to invitations by the EFCC to answer questions over allegation of N80 billion fraud. Two days his arrest, he was suspended…
The Northern Leaders Consultative Forum (NLCF) has endorsed the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 elections. The group comprises of Christian and Muslim religious and political leaders in the north, including a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The group announced the endorsement of Abubakar…
