The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has asked the federal government to immediately reverse the decision to suspend access of Nigerians to Twitter in the interest of free speech, rule of law and democracy. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to rescind its directive…
Beatrice Gondyi in Bauchi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum have kicked against attempts by the federal government to impose the direct method of conducting primaries on political parties in the country. The governors also insisted that the electronic transmission of election results must be part of the country’s laws. Addressing journalists at the…
The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung has said that his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was informed by the “unprecedented federal attention to Southern Kaduna.” Speaking with journalists at the weekend, Katung said that even if he had remained in the PDP, he…
At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on Bwai and Chisu communities of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state on Tuesday night. The invaders also burnt church and residential buildings. The terrorists were said to have stormed the communities when the residents were asleep. One of the residents while…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kaduna on Monday, accusing a cartel in the oil sector of undermining local refining efforts. The protest, which was themed “National Unity Against Sabotage: Reclaiming Our Petroleum Sector for the People,” was organised by Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP). It started at Murtala Square through major…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have urged President Bola Tinubu to deal decisively with the perpetrators of the recurring senseless killings in the middle belt. The leaders of the forum, Edwin Clark; Ayo Adebanjo; Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; Pogu Bitrus, and Emmanuel Ibok-Essien – made their request in an open letter to the president….
