The Bwacha Political Organisation, a group supporting the governorship ambition of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha in Taraba state, has accused the state governor, Mr. Darius Ishaku of fanning the embers of religious strife. Bwacha who represents Taraba South Senatorial District, recently decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has held its convention, affirming Abdulrahman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively. The convention held in Abuja on Sunday, with about 2,500 delegates who endorsed the 19-member National Working Committee…
Two officials of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue state and two traditional rulers have been detained in connection with the killing of 11 soldiers and an officer in Bonta village. Governor Samuel Ortom, disclosed this on Monday after a security meeting at the Government House, Makurdi, adding that their arrest was part of the…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad, has described the retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Ejembi Eko as “judicial officer, who has excelled in his career and in the development of the nation and humanity”. The CJN stated this at the valedictory session held at the Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja in…
A former senator President, Anyim Pius Anyim has dumbed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim formally joined the APC on Saturday at a ceremony held at the Abakaliki Stadium the Ebonyi state, capital. Many chieftains of the APC, including the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje,…
Local contractors under the aegis of Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (ICAON) on Wednesday stage a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding for payment for completed projects. The aggrieved contractors blocked the main entrance to the ministry, forcing the convoy of the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to follow an alternative…
