Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a thorough investigation into the abduction of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi made the call at a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, alongside some family members of Dadiyata’s family. Dadiya, a university lecturer, known for criticising…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum takes on a rising political narrative—the claim that the North is being sidelined by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu despite giving him over five million votes in the 2023 election. #BolaTinubu #MiddleBelt #ArewaPolitics #NorthVsSouth #NigeriaElections. The comment, made earlier this week by Bashir Dalhatu, Chairman of…
In this week’s explosive edition of Updates, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum breaks down the evolving security crisis in Nigeria. From the chilling mass abduction and killing of 33 kidnapped victims in Zamfara to the brazen raid of a federal radio station in Kogi, this episode exposes how violent non-state actors are escalating their operations. • •…
A founding member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Jerry Gana, has said that Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections would defeat any candidate from northern states if he runs for the 2027 election on the PDP platform. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime…
Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dissolved the state’s executive council. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the decision was made at the conclusion of the 12th meeting of the executive council on Wednesday. The statement added that the governor also…
Participants at the two- day interactive session on Government- Citizens Engagement which held in Kaduna, have commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its “high performance in delivering electoral promises in many areas especially security and infrastructural development. This was contained in a communique issued on Wednesday at the end of the event organised by the…
