Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has dismissed insinuations, suggesting that he supports terrorism and banditry. Addressing a press conference on Monday at his residence in Kaduna, Gumi, who has been advocating amnesty for bandits, said there had been several misrepresentations in the media and on social media platforms regarding his position on banditry…
A member of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state ahead of the 2027 elections. Chinda, a former minority leader of the green chamber elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was the sole contestant. he was declared…
The Spirits and Wines Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has intensified efforts to sanitise the industry as stakeholders warned that illicit trade in wines and spirits continues to threaten public health, undermine legitimate businesses and deprive government of revenue. The association, whose members include Bacardi, Guinness Nigeria, Nigerian Breweries, Pernod Ricard Nigeria, Moët Hennessy and Diageo,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Prof. Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Aina succeeds Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on July 31, 2026. In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, described Aina who will be 40 in July, as a distinguished academic and systems…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Every electoral cycle in Nigeria begins with the same familiar spectacle. Political parties unveil elaborate timetables, aspirants purchase nomination forms worth tens of millions of naira, and party officials appear before television cameras promising “free, fair, and credible” primaries. Yet by the end of these exercises, what emerges bears little resemblance…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says the independence and integrity of the judiciary must never be compromised. According to him, “the judiciary remains indispensable guardian of constitutional order, protectors of civil liberties, defender of due process, and custodians of societal equilibrium.” The governor spoke on Monday at the inauguration of the Kaduna Bar Centre,…
