Nude Video: Tambuwal”s SA”s son Tafida, 2 others sentenced to 4yrs, 6 months respectively
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto A Magistrate Court sitting in Sokoto presided by Chief Magistrate Shu’aibu Ahmad on Tuesday sentencedAminu Hayatau Tafida, son of the Special Adviser on Social Investments to governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and two others to a four years and six months imprisonment respectively with an option of fine of 400,000 naira each […]
Jega, Duke, Utomi, others form new political party
Some prominent Nigerians have come together to float a new political party, Rescue Nigeria Project (RNP). RNP founders include former Kwara governor Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Cross River governor Donald Duke and former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega. Others include Senator Lee Maeba, Usman […]
Banditry: Sokoto shuts communications service operations in 14 councils
By Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto Sokoto state government has shut down communications service operations in fourteen out of its twenty three government areas in the state. However, 13 of the affected local government had been listed in the earlier September 1st security challenges containment Order. The Order had closed some roads to motorists, suspended animal trades, […]
OPINION: Gov Obaseki One Year Into Second Term … Now Matters Arising
By Dr Bright Oniovokukor This time last year, 19th September, 2020 Edo People were smiling as the results were coming from different locations. Phone calls were on, social media was agog with post. Some persons were drinking wine, smiling and laughing loud giving each other 4+4, chatting Ogbane. Today is 19th September, 2021, 12months after….. […]
How Obadiah Mailafia Died – Middle Belt Forum
The death of the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada, Abuja, this morning came to us as a great shock. As someone who relentlessly participated in the activities of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), his untimely death has dealt a deadly blow on […]
KADUNA STATE: ADVANCING CITIZEN’S ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
By YUSUF ISHAKU GOJE It was one of American’s founding fathers and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, who rightly and famously posited that, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The foregoing statement aptly captures the significance of the ongoing preparation of the revised Local Government Development Plan (LGDP, 2021-2025) for the 23 local […]
TROOPS RESCUE MAJOR CL DATONG
Following the directive of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs for 1 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and all security agencies to conduct decisive operations to rescue Major CL Datong who was abducted at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Permanent Site on 24 August 2021 and find the […]
Yoruba Nation agitators are charlatans extorting people – Ex Speaker’s dad Bankole
Chief Alani Bankole, father of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, on Thursday berated agitators of the Yoruba Nation, describing them as “charlatans and exploiters”. The elder statesman said the separatists were using “what they are doing is to exploit people to make money”. Bankole, a business tycoon and an Egba […]
Isiguzo Not Worthy Of Our Response, But For The Records…
The attention of the National Secretariat of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been drawn to a rash of comments credited to the embattled President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo. Wherein Isiguzo tried desperately, albeit unsuccessfully, to throw stones at the performing, visionary, reliable and hardworking SWAN President, Sir Honour […]
Consolidate on gains of 2018-2020 Local Government Development Plan, Kaduna Government charges Local Councils
The Kaduna State Government has charged Local Governments Councils to consolidate on the gains of the 2018-2020 Local Government Development Plan, LGDP. The Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Local Government Affairs Mallam Garba Sani Aliyu gave the charge during a technical session on enhancing policy and budget linkages between the State and […]