The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, said he will partner with the federal and Kaduna state governments to address the development challenges facing the area. Katung stated this in an interview with journalists in Zonkwa, headquarters of Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, during a “thank you tour of the…
Former governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara and other top members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Briefing journalists in Gusau on Sunday, the state of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Col. Bala Mande (rtd), confirmed that the…
The family of late Felix Aliyu, a 15-year-old student of Airforce Comprehensive School, Kaduna, have demanded for thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to his death. Aliyu, who was newly appointed deputy head boy of the school, was said to have been killed on June 19, 2024, allegedly by two outgoing senior students of…
Sunny Akanni, national coordinator of Olive Tree Citizen’s Rights Initiative (OTCRI), has petitioned Usman Baba, Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding the re-arrest and prosecution of the two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel. The suspects were on January 30, 2023 freed by the court for lack of diligent prosecution by…
By Beatrice Gondyi in Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has asked traditional rulers to join hands with security agencies and the state government in combating crime in the state. The governor spoke on Wednesday when the emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaiman paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Bauchi, to…
A group, Nigeria Citizens Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG), has expressed concern over alleged fresh plans to re-arrest former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja granted bail to Emefiele, who had been in detention since his arrest on June 10, 2023. The…
