The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Abdullahi Sule and 16 others for alleged vandalisation of railway tracks and slippers in Lafia and Keana Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bola Longe, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia, while parading the suspects. According…
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, has vowed to eradicate polio and reduce the high rate of maternal mortality within the next four months. The governor stated this at the weekend in Kaduna while declaring opened a training for health personnel, tradional leaders, and council chairmen of the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The training…
Find here a post titled “Separation is not about war; it has peaceful aspect”, said to have been authored by one Aminu Sa’ad Beli, which was widely circulated on the WhatsApp few weeks ago. The views appear to be based on widely known historical facts. As we all know, facts by themselves are nothing but…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has temporarily released former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai from custody following his mother’s death on Friday. El-Rufai’s son, Bashir El-Rufai, announced this on X on Friday, though he later deleted the post. “My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from…
In this deeply reflective episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum explores the roots, identity, and modern-day politics of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. With raw historical detail and personal insight, he unpacks the controversy surrounding the term “Middle Belt,” its original vision, and the reasons it evokes strong reactions across Nigeria’s political landscape. From the…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have lamented the skyrocketing cost of living and the continuous free fall of the naira. Speaking with journalists after their meeting on Monday in Abuja, the PDP Governors Forum and Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed, said Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela” due…
