Fifty the 315 students of St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducted on Friday, have escaped from captivity and returned home. The Chairman of the Niger State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna announced this on Sunday in a statement…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, commenced the screening of its presidential hopefuls for the 2023 elections. The screening committee is chaired by the former National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun. The screening exercise which would be concluded within two days is being held at the Transcorp Hilton in the federal capital…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked five ministers from his cabinet. The President also announced the appointment of seven new ministers. The sacked ministers, according to a statement by Dada Olusegun, special adviser to the President on Social Media, include, Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism, Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on its members to participate actively in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise recently flagged off by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Wednesday, Yakubu Pam, chairman of Northern CAN, urged Christians…
The Kaduna State Chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria(ALGON) has dismissed allegations by ex governor Nasir El-Rufai that Governor Uba Sani diverted Local Government Funds to purchase property in Seychelles, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Kaduna, Muhammad Shehu, Chairman of Soba LGA and spokesperson of…
The Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, says the state government took part of the land belonging to the Federal Government College, Malali, Kaduna, for security reasons. The governor gave the explanation at a meeting with some members of Federal Government College, Kaduna, Old Students Association (FGCKOSA), at the Government House. The old students were…
