The federal government has set up a committee to carry out major changes to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, noted that the NYSC has played an important role in building national unity and helping young people since it was east…
By Abdul Mahmud First, a few necessary disclosures about one of the subjects of this reflection, the Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara. We have shared the bonds of friendship for over thirty-six years, having once walked the same academic corridors at the University of Jos, where we both studied law, and later at the Nigerian Law…
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate how Bello Mohammed Matawalle, ex- Zamfara governor, allegedly spent over N528 billion between 2019 to 2023. Addeessing a news conference on Monday in Kaduna, Aliyu Muhammad Sani, Chairman of CNF, alleged that the money is made of federal…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says without the support of traditional rulers, his administration would not have achieved security and stability in the state. Sani spoke on Sunday at the distribution of 23 vehicles to traditional rulers in the state by Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He noted that traditional leaders …
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Following my recent piece, “A Tribute to Courage: Upholding Justice and Protecting Press Freedom in Nigeria,” the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) 70th anniversary is overshadowed by the unresolved killings of Dele Giwa and Bagauda Kaltho. The enduring silence surrounding these appalling acts emboldens those who seek to stifle dissent and…
Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna state, has commended Uba Sani, Kaduna state governor, for his efforts in stabilising the state. Kukah made the commendation on Wednesday when he led the management of the university to a courtesy call on to governor at Sir…
