The attempted crucifixion of Nasir el-Rufai
By Danjuma Musa “In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times” Winston Churchill The All Progressives Congress (APC), in 2015 orchestrated the unimaginable, the resounding defeat of an incumbent government, the first of such feat in Africa, where the defeat of a party in power is a taboo. But the APC […]
Workers To Earn More As FG Seeks Pay Parity, Says Finance Minister
Contrary to reports by some media, the federal government is not thinking of cutting wages, rather mulling salary harmonisation. This is against the backdrop of the fact that there are some government agencies paying much higher than others, for staff on the same grade level. Therefore, the government, according to Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Honourable Minister […]
Afaka students: How Nigerian govt released notorious kidnapper, parents paid N32m ransom
Detail have emerged of how Nigerian government released a notorious kidnapper in exchange for the freedom of the last batch of 27 students of Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, abducted on March 11. In a prisoner swap deal brokered by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, DAILY NIGERIAN learnt, the kidnapper simply identified as Nanono was transported from a […]
PRESIDENT BUHARI WELCOMES RELEASE OF FORESTRY SCHOOL STUDENTS
President Muhammadu Buhari welcomes the release of the 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, near Kaduna and congratulates their friends, families and the government and people of Kaduna State following the happy end to the saga. “We are happy they have been released,” says the President. “We express our deep appreciation […]
KDSG rejoices with freed Afaka students
The Kaduna State Police Command has reported to the Kaduna State Government, the release of the remaining students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization. The government rejoices with the freed students, their families and the management of the institution over this development. Governor Nasir El-Rufai charged them to view their ordeal as a motivator […]