The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Friday arraign three ex-appointees of former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh N64 million money laundering charge. The ex-appointees are former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor, Mr Olajimi Lawal, a former Accountant General of Kaduna State, Mr. Umar Waziri and the…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NADR), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) chapter, have protested the frequent abduction of their members in Plateau state. The doctors who staged a peaceful procession on Thursday within the hospital premises, described the security situation as unacceptable, maintaining that the development could hinder them from delivering efficient services to…
Most of Nigeria’s elites and rulers do not believe in anything beyond themselves and their perceived narrow interests. This assertion may sound very strange and even contradict the widely held belief that Nigeria is one of the most religious countries in the world. Of course, our religiosity is easily noticeable from the vast congregations of…
A catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, has been abducted by gunmen in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The clergy man was said to have been abducted on Monday at his residence at the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, Kauru LGA. The Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr….
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Benue state governorship election.Alia polled 473,933 votes to defeat Titus Uba, the candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), who polled 223,913 votes. Herman Hembe of the Labour Party (LP) scored 41,881 votes. INEC returning officer and vice chancellor of the…
The Taraba state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the explosion that rocked Jalingo, the state capital on Friday. State chairman of the association, Isaiah Jirapye, said in a statement on Saturday in Jalingo noted that the explosion occurred four days after the one at Iware, Ardo Kola Local Government Area…
