Borno state government, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Nigerian Army lacks the requisite equipment to fight terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central on Wednesday, Zulum said terrorists are now deploying sophisticated technology in their operations. He called for the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks attached to the procurement of military equipment. Zulum also…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Recent happenings involving Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, have caused a fair bit of unease regarding the damaging influence of nepotism on Nigerian politics. Seyi’s well-publicised jaunts across several states, during which he handed out snacks and food items during Ramadan, have certainly attracted attention, particularly when you consider…
Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that there is widespread corruption in the Nigerian judiciary. The former governor spoke on Monday at the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari branch in Abuja. According to him, the public no longer trusts the judiciary due to “delayed justice and biased rulings”….
By Abdul Mahmud Two incidents drew attention to our country’s deepening security crisis this month. The first happened in Zamfara State. A pregnant woman was abducted by terrorists. She gave birth to twins while in captivity. The leader of the terrorist group took her newborn twins and he threw them to his dogs. The dogs…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West Zone on Saturday endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The decision was taken a meeting which held at the Musa Yar’adua Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna. The meeting had attendance Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the party, Uba Sani, governor of…
By Abdul Mahmud A few weeks ago, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which recorded mass failures and sparked national outrage. Entire regions, specifically the South East, and Centres in Lagos State, reported mass failures.7 Parents panicked. Students despaired. Teachers were confused. For…
