The National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) has commenced skill acquisition training for 56 nomadic youths in six states to promote entrepreneurship and job creation. Participants for the three day training were drawn from Oyo, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Kwara, and Kebbi states. Speaking while declaring the training opened on Monday in Kaduna, the Executive…
The inspector-general of police Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police command. The Abuja-Kaduna train operation is…
Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been appointed a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council (PCC). Dogara’s appointment was announced in a statement on Sunday by the Director General of the PCC and governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal. Only a few days ago, the Northern Leader…
The Chief Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has charged personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to maintain a high level of discipline, warning that anything short of that would attract severe sanctions. The CAS sounded the warning in a statement by NAS’s Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. The…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has released his manifesto. In the 72 page document released on Sunday, titled “It’s Possible: Our Pact with Nigerians”, Obi listed seven priority areas he would focus on, if elected president in 2023. In the manifesto, the former Anambra governor promised to move Nigeria from a…
The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), Kaduna state chapter, on Friday, hosted its members and their families to the end of year dinner and wards to deserving members who rendered meritorious service to the fellowship. Below are some of the faces at the event, as captured by AmazingTimes
