The United States Secretary of States, Antony Blinken, has condemned the suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government, saying, restricting the use of social media has no place in a democracy. Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price, in a statement on Thursday, said, “The United States condemns the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and…
In a decisive move to end months of leadership controversy and institutional embarrassment, the National Secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has formally disbanded its regional chapters known as Northern CAN and Southern CAN. The decision was conveyed in a public notice signed by the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, and the General…
Shuaibu Miqati, Chairman, Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Appeal and Reconciliation Committee, has described the defections of some prominent chieftains of the party in Kaduna to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as “a sad and worrisome development.” On Saturday, 50 prominent members of PDP in Kaduna state were received into the APC by…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on its members to participate actively in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise recently flagged off by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Wednesday, Yakubu Pam, chairman of Northern CAN, urged Christians…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa, David Ombugadu, has berated Governor Abdullahi Sule over his statement on judges. The governorship election petition tribunal in the state, had in a judgment on October 2, annulled Sule’s victory after two of the three judges on the panel declared Ombugadu winner of the March 2023…
By Joseph Kwewum In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves across the African football landscape, the Confederation of African Football on Tuesday night announced that it had stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations title and awarded it to Morocco, hosts of the tournament. The decision, which comes three months after the conclusion…
