Obadiah Mailafiya, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is dead. Luka Binniyat, spokesman of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), confirmed Mailafiya’s death in a telephone chat on Sunday. Binniyat said Mailafiya who took refuge in Markudi, Benue state, following alleged persistent harassment by the Department of State Security Services (DSS),…
Taxation evokes different emotions for different folks. Take the case of Icelandic students who, under the auspices of the then International Union of Students (IUS), gathered in the streets of Reykjavik to protest the exorbitant charges of Icelandic banks. As if the messages inscribed on their placards and banners weren’t driving their messages home enough,…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has elected Yakubu Maikyau, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as its president. Announcing the result of the election, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), said Maikyau polled a total of 22,342 to Joe Gazama, (SAN) who polled 10,842 votes while Jonathan Taidi, scored 1,373 votes. A…
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has said that his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu over the #Endbadgovernance protest should not be seen in bad faith, but a wake up call to the federal government and the states to hearken to the plights of the citizens. Speaking on Wednesday in Bauchi at the State Executive…
This year’s edition of the Armed Forces Games is to hold in Kaduna. Abidemi Marquis, Director of Sports, Defence Headquarters, announced this at a news conference held at the 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, at the weekend. Marquis who is the chairman of the Organising Committee of the event, said 1,600 athletes would compete in…
The remaining 29 students of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, Kaduna have regained their freedom after 55 days in captivity. Chairman of the Forum of Parents of the 39 Abducted Students, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the release of the students in an interview. Yes, they have been released. “They did not sleep…
