The Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA), said on Monday that in the past five years, 518 people have been killed by armed herdsmen in the persistent attacks on communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Samaru Kataf, Zangon Kataf LGA, Samuel Achie president of ACDA,…
Uba Sani, Kaduna state governor-elect, has promised to run workers friendly administration in the state. In a solidarity message marking Workers Day on Monday in Kaduna, Sani felicitated with Nigerian workers, noting their immeasurable contributions to nation building. “Your sacrifices are well documented and deeply cherished by Nigerians. “You have stoutly defended our democracy and…
The Northwest Progressives Forum (NPF) has declared that a former governor of Zamfara state, Abdulhazeez Yari, is the most suitable to be the President of the 10th senate. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, Convener of the group, Nasir Danbatta, said, among all those from the northwest aspiring for the position, Yari is…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming national census billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Minster of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the new date for the census will be determined by the incoming administration. The…
A former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, has filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for alleged refusal to release his $9.8 million after a court judgment acquitted him of fraud charges. TheCable reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
TWICE did I hear Aisha Dahiru, alias Binani, of the All Progressives Party, APC, declared the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial elections and the first female to be elected governor in the country. Twice did this turn out to be a hoax – a sick joke played on Nigerians. The first time was the…
