Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced his resignation from the ruling party and defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai, in a statement on Monday on his Facebook page, cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of…
The Concerned Christian Youth of Northern Nigeria (CCYNN) has asked politicians to stop meddling in the affairs of the church. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, Chairman of the group, Paul Katuka, alleged that some politicians were behind the current crisis rocking the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the…
A former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe is dead. Family sources said Okupe died on Friday morning in Lagos after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was aged 72. A medical practitioner and politician, Okupe served as special assistant on media and publicity to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and later as senior special assistant on…
The Director General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), Inuwa Ibrahim, has said that the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit Project (KBRT) will soon commence operations to ease transportation. Addressing a press conference on Friday at the NUJ press Centre, Kaduna, Ibrahim said, Uba Sani, the state governor is committed to modernizing urban transport. He said…
The family of Maharazu Ismail Tsiga, abducted former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have debunked reports of his release from captivity. Tsiga was abducted by bandits in his village – Tsiga, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina state, on Thursday, February 6, 2025. There had been reports that Tsiga had been…
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has condemned the abduction and gruesome murder of Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest in Kafanchan Diocese. He was the pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state. Okechukwu was reported to have been abducted by bandits at his residence on Tuesday night and…
