Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Northern part of the country have declared support for power shift to the south. They have therefore, asked presidential aspirants from the north to withdraw from the race. The decision was announced in a statement issued by the governors at the end of their meeting on…
A member of a vigilante group in Lugbe area of Abuja, Ahmad Usman, a Muslim, was killed on Saturday afternoon for alleged blasphemy. Musa, 30, was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad while arresting offenders of market regulations. It was learnt that the deceased was a member of the security group guarding the Timber market at…
Oyale Adejo writes on the governorship candidates of the two leading political parties in Plateau state – the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The build-up to the 2023 general elections is getting intense as many political parties have conducted primary elections. All eyes are on the dominant political parties…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has flagged off the distribution of foodstuffs purchased with its share of N200 million donation by Governor Nyesom Nwike of Rivers state to displaced victims of terrorists attacks in Kaduna. Speaking at the event on Friday in Kaduna, Jonathan Asake, president of SOKAPU. appealed to the federal government to…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee has disqualified 10 of its 23 presidential aspirants. Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while submitting the report of the committee to the APC National Chairman, Abduallahi Adamu. The 23 aspirants were screened on Monday and Tuesday. Adamu hinted…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released, Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation. Idris was arrested for alleged involvement in N174 billion fraud. He was released on bail from the custody EFCC on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been reunited with his family. Spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren,…
