The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it may not recognise the outcome of violent party congresses. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, spokesman of the commission, Mr. Festus Okoye, threatened that any political party that cannot conduct peaceful congresses would be blacklisted. Okoye lamented that the level of violence in the…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday blocked the entrance of the National Assembly to demand for the implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary. The NBA, had warned at the weekend that it would join the protest march of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) against the refusal of state governors to obey…
The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has distributed foodstuffs worth millions of naira to the needy for the Ramadan season. In a statement on Monday, Abdullahi Usman, said the distribution of the food stuff was flagged of on Monday in Kaduna and Zaria. He said the food items,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the killing of soldiers in Benue state and the alleged revenge mission by the Nigeria Army on communities in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state. The forum also commended the Zamfara State government for exposing the security men who are assisting bandits in the state. Eleven soldiers…
Heroes are usually in the past, most of the time, people who are no longer alive. Very few people are lucky to get recognised as heroes while they are alive. Even fewer people get adored and worshipped while still in public office. As a matter of fact, for those who are Christians, can recall the…
Jonah Jang, a former governor of state, has reacted to claims by Babangida Aliyu, also a former governor of Niger state that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in the north worked against the reelection former President Good Luck Jonathan in 2015. In a statement on Saturday in Jos, Jang who was governor at that…
