The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said Nigeria is sharing its sovereignty, which is guaranteed in the constitution, with bandits and other terrorists. He also said under the eight years of the Buhari administration, Nigeria “saw the ugliest phase of corruption.” Speaking on Monday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, while delivering a…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has declined jurisdiction in the suit filed by Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of the state against against the Kaduna State House of Assembly. El-Rufai had on June 26, through his counsel, Abubakar Mustapha (SAN), filed the suit over allegations by the house that N423b was diverted during his…
The National Examination Council (NECO), has released the results of the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) conducted between July and August, 2023. Announcing the results at the organisation’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the exam body, Prof. Danlami Wushishi, said 1,296,985 candidates, comprising 616,398 males and 580,587 females, sat for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit seeking the removal of Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, from office. In the suit dated August 12 and filed same day, the PDP maintained that Buni violated Section 183 of the Constitution, by serving as chairman of the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspects supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers operating in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states. In a statement on Sunday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command said, the police also arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and foiled attempted kidnapping. He added that a fabricated AK-47 rifle and five…
The Federal Government is set to deploy the 12 Super Tucano jets recently acquire against bandits as part of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end terrorism before 2023. The Nation newspaper reports that as a prelude to the deployment, the government has already started perfecting the conditions for the release of a gazette, which…
