A federal lawmaker, representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu federal constituency of Benue state, Dr. Francis Agbo, has condemned the attack on a former councillor who represented Apa Ward Ado LGA, Williams Ochonu and others. The former councilor, alongside others were said to have been beaten to stupor on Sunday, by gun-wielding hoodlums in Otukpo. Agbo, in a statement…
By Abdul Mahmud A few weeks ago, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which recorded mass failures and sparked national outrage. Entire regions, specifically the South East, and Centres in Lagos State, reported mass failures.7 Parents panicked. Students despaired. Teachers were confused. For…
Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has announced the implementation of autonomy for state legislature and judiciary, with effect from May. The governor disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on Monday. According to him, the decision was reached during a meeting attended by federal lawmakers,…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) have called for the resignation of Babagana Munguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), over the embarrassing activities of terrorists in the country. The group also called on the federal government to ensure that all those in captivity are freed and communities displaced by terrorists are returned to their homes before the 2023…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it will establish a Digital Economy Centre, (DEC) in Kafanchan, headquarters Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state to empower jobless youths. The project is to be sited at Government Secondary School (GSS), Kafanchan. This was contained in a letter dated August 7, 2023 addressed to the…
Dare devil bandits have reportedly invaded Buda Hausa community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, abducting 61 people. A member of the State House of Assembly representing Kajuru constituency, Hon. Usman Danlami Stingo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Tuesday evening. Stingo said the bandits invaded the community in the early…
