The House of Representatives has rescinded decision on the bill seeking to strip vice-president, governors and deputy governors of immunity. The house took the decision after Julius Ihonvbere, its majority leader, moved a motion on Thursday. The bill, which passed second reading on Wednesday, was sponsored by Solomon Bob, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Plateau governor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang, has promised to work with other leaders toward returning persons displaced by violent attacks to their ancestral land. Mutfwang made the promise on Saturday in Jos at the 2023 Nzem Berom, a cultural festival of the Berom ethnic nationality in Plateau state. Many people whose communities were taken over by rampaging…
No fewer than 23 people have been reportedly killed by terrorists in Mararaban Agban, Agban and Adan communities in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Several people were also said to have been injured while about 70 houses were reportedly burnt by the invading terrorists. An eye witnessed who pleaded anonymity said in a telephone…
Emmanuel Yawe, the spokesman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has died. He was aged 65. Yawe, a veteran journalist, from Taraba state, died in his sleep on Friday morning. Murtala Aliyu, Secretary General of the ACF,, confirmed his death on the forum’s WhatsApp media platform. “It is with heavy heart that I bring to…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani, has approved N72,000 as new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Musa said the new wage is with effect from November 2024. In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In politics, words are currency. They shape perception, inspire hope, and — too often — distract from reality. That is why when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, declared that the Tinubu administration is delivering fairness and inclusivity to all Nigerians, I paused Not out of surprise, and…
