The abducted registrar in the department of ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola has been released after ten months in captivity. Spokesperson of the Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD), Omoha Amobi, announced her release in a statement on Thursday. “The president, Nigerian Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD ) Dr. Osundara Tope…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has flagged off the distribution of foodstuffs purchased with its share of N200 million donation by Governor Nyesom Nwike of Rivers state to displaced victims of terrorists attacks in Kaduna. Speaking at the event on Friday in Kaduna, Jonathan Asake, president of SOKAPU. appealed to the federal government to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the immediate past governor of Kogi state , Yahaya Bello, wanted over alleged N80 billion financial crimes. The commission in a statement on Wednesday asked anyone with useful information on Bello’s whereabouts to contact it or the nearest police station. The statement reads: “The public is…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the dateline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to February 5. In a statement, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the decision was taken after a meeting on Saturday. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for the terrorists responsible for a deadly attack on communities in Niger State that left more than 40 people dead and many others abducted. In a statement which he personally signed on Sunday, the President said he had directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff,…
Three United States-based advocacy groups have criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent Independence Day speech in which he reportedly equated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) with the Boko Haram insurgency. In a joint statement Thursday, made available to journalists in Kaduna, the organisations; Advocates for Victims of Injustice and Discrimination (AVID), Rising…
