The 1975 Gazette on Ponzhi Tarok and the Controversy Over “Ponzhi Tarok Designate…”
By Solomon Selcap Dalung Since the passage of His Royal Majesty, Chief Edward Zhattau, the second Ponzhi Tarok the first to be selected under enacted legislation, unity has eluded the descendants of Vwarka, the ancestor of prototype Tarok who migrated from Tal in present day Pankshin Local Government Area to Lagan hills currently in Langtang…
Kaduna govt ask residents to “be alert for explosives planted in public places by terrorists”
The Kaduna state government has asked citizens across the state to “be on the alert for explosives planted in public places by terrorists. The warning came following police recovery of an object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted in a popular beer parlour along Nnamdi Azikiwe bypass in the metropolis on Sunday night….
Ukraine crisis: FIFA, UEFA suspend all Russian clubs and national teams
Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by FIFA and UEFA after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The two football governing bodies announced this in a joint statement on Monday. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”. According to the BBC, FIFA…
New electoral law will enable participation of women, youth in politics- ActionAid
Manager, Governance Programme, ActionAid, Celestine Odo, has said that the recent signing of the Electoral Act into law by President Muhammadu Buhari will create the enabling space for participation of women and youths in politics. Speaking in an interview during a training for women and youths drawn from communities in Kaduna state, Odo said, the…
Osinbajo mourns shoe designer, OJBest
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has mourned the sudden death of Mr. Ojima Omale, a young enterprising shoe designer based in Abuja. Osinbajo’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Monday, titled, ‘VP mourns death of OJBEST, 28, his young friend, shoe designer’. The vice president described the deceased 28-year-old…