The Arewa Coalition for Justice (ACJ), has kicked against the alleged cancellation of the a N147.6 billion contract for the full rehabilitation of Katsina-Kankara-Dutsinma-Maraba Kankara road in Katsina state. The contract was said to have been awarded to an indigenous firm, Vipan Global Resources Limited, after fulfilling all the requisite requirements, with a completion period…
Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), says plans to merge the Airforce Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), also in Kaduna, would be retrogressive and counter productive to the nation’s earopspace industry. In a statement on Tuesday by Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of the Nigerian Abubakar said AFIT…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani has lamented that insecurity has retarded developments in critical sectors in the north. Speaking when the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), paid him a courtesy visit on Monday at the Government House, Kaduna, Sani lamented that the north “faces an existential”. He lamented that criminal elements were…
US President Joe Biden has announced that he is withdrawing from his candidacy for re-election. According to BBC, Biden said his withdrawal from the November 2024 presidential race in the best interest of the party and the country. His decision follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after a faltering debate performance against Republican…
Afam Osigwe, a (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) has emerged as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Osigwe pollled 20,435 votes to win the 2024 NBA National Officers Election which held online between 12 midnight Saturday and 11:59 on Sunday. He defeated his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who secured 10,998 votes, and Chukwuma…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has condemned the assassination of Tanimu Kunbiya, traditional ruler in Chanchagi in Takum Local Government Area of the state. The traditional ruler was killed alongside his son, Yusuf Kunbiya on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday in Jalingo, Emmanuel Bello, Special Adviser to the…
