The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the closure of schools by the Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, and Kebbi state governments. In a statement on Monday, the National Public Relations Officer, the students’ union body, Samson Adeyemi, described the closure as an infringement on the right of every student to uninterrupted education The four…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has expressed serious concerns over closure of public and private schools in Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states for five the Muslim Ramadan fasting. In a statement on Sunday, the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the closure violates the right of Christians. Okoh said CAN will be left with…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called for thorough investigations into allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a senator representing Kogi Central. Natasha had accused Akpabio of sexual harassment days after she had an altercation with the Senate President over sitting arrangements in the upper legislative chamber….
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has vowed to deal with politicians who derive joy in the escalation of insecurity in order to further their political interests. The governor sounded the warning at the weekend while receiving 58 kidnapped victims at the government house, Kaduna. The kidnapped victims were recently rescued by security forces and handed…
The senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district, Sunday Katung, has promised to support initiatives that promote cultural development, preservation, and exchange. Katung said this at the weekend in Kafanchan during the Khituk Gwong Cultural Festival, organised by the Gwong Development Association, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. He emphasised the importance of preserving cultural…
The Youth Wing of the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (Youth CAN) has declared thatn̈ Rev. Yakubu Pam, the authentic, constitutionally recognized leader of Northern CAN. The group, in a statement, declared support to the Pam leadership. The group was reacting to recent statement by Rev. Joseph Hayab saying he had been elected as the…
