Politics In Kaduna…..The Sentiments & Affiliations

Kaduna State

By James Kanyip. When people hail and wail and count their gains and losses in the just (in)conclusive Local Government Councils elections in Kaduna State on the basis of their political sentiments and affiliations, I see things differently. I see a Kaduna State where politics is used daily to deeply divide us along ethno-religious lines. […]

Ekweremadu, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, others for S’East town unions’ summit

Sen. Ike Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate president, Chief Ike Ekweremadu; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his Enugu, Ebonyi, and Imo counterparts; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Dave Umahi and Rochas Okorocha, are among dignitaries expected to brainstorm over challenges facing Ndigbo at a town union summit, organized by the Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, in Enugu. National President […]

Sultan declares today 1st of Ramadan

Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III , Sultan of Sokoto

By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar ‎III has declared Thursday May 17, 2018 as the first day of Ramadan, 1439 AH which marks the commencement of the Ramadan fast by the Muslims across the country. Making the announcement yesterday in his palace in Sokoto, Abubakar said the commencement of the fast followed reports […]

Suspected kidnappers kill 3 policemen, abduct expatriates

By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Three policemen were yesterday killed and some expatriates whose identities are yet to be known were abducted by unidentified gun men along Sokoto-Bodinga road in Sokoto state. Eye witness account said the victims  met their waterloo in the morning hours after an exchange of gun fire with police personnel along Bodinga […]

THE REIGN OF TERROR IN BASSA LAND; STOP THIS GENOCIDE!

BASSA CULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT UNION (BCDU) PRESS RELEASE: THE REIGN OF TERROR IN BASSA LAND; STOP THIS GENOCIDE! 14th May 2018. 1. Gentlemen of the press, we welcome you to this all-important press briefing. 2. The Bassa people who are found in parts of Benue, FCT, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states are peace loving people […]

Presidents Visit Will Rejuvenate Economic Potentials-Jigawa Residents

The people of Jigawa state on may 14,2018 received President Muhammadu Buhari on a two days working visit to the state. ‎Mr. President was in the state to commission projects executed by the current administration led by His Excellency, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, as part of his routine visit to states.  The people of Jigawa while […]

Jerusalem: Presidency reacts to report that Nigeria attended US embassy relocation

The Presidency has refuted media report that Nigeria attended an event during which the United States officially relocated its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday. A presidency source, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had written to a foreign medium, Al Jazeera, demanding a retraction of its […]

41 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Protests over Opening of New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

By Ross McGuinness Yahoo News UK Israeli forces have killed at least 41 Palestinians and wounded 1,800 during mass protests along the Gaza border, casting a cloud over the inauguration of the new US embassy in Jerusalem. It is the deadliest single day of protests since the Palestinians began staging weekly border demonstrations on March 30 in an attempt […]