Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and his supporters have pulled out of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decision was taken at a meeting held in the early hours of Wednesday at the private residence of the governor in Port Harcourt. In a communique issued at the end of…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha has been sacked by federal high court in Jalingo, the state capital. Delivering judgment in a suit filed against Bwacha by one of the APC governorship candidates, David Sabo Kente, on Tuesday, the presiding judge, Simon Amobeda, held that no governorship…
Aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, who lost out during the primary elections have resolved to close ranks and work for the victory of the party in the 2023 general elections. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Kaduna, shortly after meeting with Uba Sani, the party’s governorship candidate,…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), says 45 people have been kidnapped following “mass abductions” in communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Awemi Maisamari, president of SOKAPU, said the bandits were demanding for N200 million ransom for the release of the victims. He said the…
Dare devil bandits on Monday invaded Lissam, headquaters of Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba state, killing at least nine people. A resident who disclosed this in a telephone chat, said the bandits who were in larged numbers attacked the town at about 9am in a commando style. He said the situation was helpless as…
Three academic staff of the Kaduna State University (KASU), have been promoted to the ranks of professors and associate professor. Spokesman of the university, Adamu Bargo, announced this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Bargo said two of the lecturers were promoted to the ranks of professors while one was promoted to the rank…
