Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has lamented that 32 general hospitals in the state, have not been renovated in the last 20 years. Sani said the situation has unfortunately made citizens travel to neighbouring states for medical care. Sani stated this while addressing All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders from the 23 local government areas…
The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to implement the report of the 2014 national conference without further delays. The group also called for an immediate ban on nomadic cattle rearing and abolishment of the RUGA project. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, chairman of the forum and former deputy governor…
The Kaduna Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern over what it described as “dire and disastrous implications” of the recent increase in electricity tariff by the Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Ishaya Idi, president of the chambers, said the increase is ill timed considering the fact that businesses are…
The Taraba State Commissioner for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Habu Phillip, has condemned Monday’s attack on travellers along Wukari-Tsokundu roadTiv militia. Habu, who is the political leader of the Tiv in Taraba State, said the incident is reprehensible. According to him, those behind the attack are criminals and agents of destabilization who do not have…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms from them. Spokesperson of the commmand, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. According to him, the arrest is a major blow to criminal networks in the state. He said the items recovered from the suspects include two…
Hoodlums have reportedly burned down the residence of the late Aper Aku, a former governor of Benue state, according to reports by TheCable. Aku who was the governor of Benue state from 1979 to 1983, died in November 1988. The residence, located in the Gboko area of the state, was said to have been set…
