Court of Appeal validates Wamakko’s election, others
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Court of Appeal in Sokoto on Monday validated the election of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of APC after dismissing the Appeal filed by Senator Ahmed Mohammed Maccido of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP). Wamakko is representing Sokoto North senatorial District in the National Assembly following his election in the […]
Expelling Students Over Social Media Posts Is Impunity – Shehu Sani
“The level of impunity in our citadel of knowledge is astronomical.” Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, and rights activist, Segun Awosanya popularly known as Segalink, have condemned the expulsion of a student of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, over a Facebook post, an open letter to the Inspector-General of Police and his alliance with pro-democracy and […]
SMEDAN schemes benefit 2,070 with N103.5 million in Sokoto
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto No fewer than 2, 070 men and women in Sokoto state have been listed to benefit from the N103,500,000 million earmarked for the state under the Small and Medium Enterprise Development of Agency of Nigeria(SMEDAN) conditional grant schemes, according to Dr. Yakubu Maccido Ahmed , Governing Board member of the agency. […]
Nigerians Blast Keyamo Over Comments On Atiku
…exposes Buhari’s hypocrisy after supreme court judgement. Nigeria’s Junior Minister for Labour and former APC Presidential Election Spokes person, Festus Keyamo, is at the receiving end of attack by Nigerians over his comments accusing Atiku Abubakar of poor sportsmanship for refusing to congratulate Buhari over the supreme court judgement affirming Buhari as the winner of […]
OPINION : Our President Has Travelled Again – By Kassim Afegbua
I have read a couple of very scintillating opinions and articles cataloguing the numerous travels of Mr. President since he assumed office on 29th May, 2015 till date, but even at that, the President is not ready to slow down at all on this score. It didn’t occur to me that the president has spent close […]
12 private schools shut down in Kaduna
Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA), on Tuesday, shut down 12 private schools within the state over non-registration and lack of conducive environment for teaching and learning. The Director-General of the authority, Umma K Ahmad, said the schools were closed for not registering with the state government. She explained that parts of the mandates […]
OPINION: On the Supreme Court Decision – By Segun Showunmi
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.” Shakespeare […]
Secondus salute Nigerians for supporting PDP and democracy
….. says final judgement comes from God. The National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus salute Nigerians of all divide for their commitment and support to the party and to democracy. Prince Secondus said that the commitment of Nigerians to democracy and its tenets despite inhibiting factors is worthy […]
Controversy brews over suspect who died in police custody
by Jerrywright Ukwu A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau state on Tuesday, October 29 ordered the Inspector-General of Police, IGP and Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Mr. Abba Kyari, to produce a suspect before it dead or alive. The order was given by Justice Dorcas Agishi of […]
Lawyer Accuses Police of Attempting To Takeover his Property in Kaduna
Kaduna based legal practitioner, Barrister Abdullahi Barau has raised alarm over alleged attempt by Police to take over his property in Kaduna . The property in contention was for the Police College ,Kaduna until it was sold to the lawyer’s uncle ,who later transferred ownership to him . From information gathered ,the choice property located […]