The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been reportedly arrested by operatives of the Department of the State Services (DSS). According to reports, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The report said the…
The Kaduna state government has blasted Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state, over claims that projects inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu during his visit to the state were initiated by his administration. Tinubu had, during his visit to Kaduna on Thursday, June 19, 2025, inaugurated some projects executed by Governor Uba Sani. However, El-Rufai…
A chicken can never turn itself into a duck, no matter how much it tries. Unfortunately, this has been the hallmark of Governor Simon Bako Lalong’s political career since 2015 when he assumed the leadership of Plateau State – once the illustrious hub of the Middle Belt. The governor erroneously presumes that assuming the identity…
A former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj. Gen Ali-Keffi (rtd) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to investigate the circumstances surrounding his arrest, detention, maltreatment and compulsory retirement from the Nigerian Army. In a letter to the President, Ali-Keffi said his ordeal started following findings of a Presidential Board of…
The Secretary General of the Rev. Yakubu Pam faction of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Elder Sunday Oibe, has said that the purported election of Rev. Joseph Hayab, as the chairman of the association, is illegal, null and void. Oibe stated this at…
Seven people have been killed, while 19 others sustained injuries in an explosion which occurred in Iware, Ardo Kola Local Government Area of Taraba state. Sources said the incident occurred on Tuesday being the market day in the community located about 23 kilometers from Jalingo, the state capital. It was gathered that somebody threw an…
