Comr. Abba Morro, Chief. stephen Lawani and others to be conferred Auke Ambassadorial Award 2018
By: Paul Edoh The annual award is organised by Auke Global Campaign Network (AYGCN), the organizers of the annual Auke Youths National Conference. the conference is a youth oriented program chaired by Comr. Mark Uloko a Lagos based journalist, was launched in 2015 with the aim of promoting peace and love among the youth in […]
2019: Sokoto police neutral, non partisan – PPRO
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state command of the Nigeria Police has said it will continue to remain neutral and non partisan in carrying out its constitutional duties of protecting the lives and property of the citizenry. Speaking to reporters yesterday in reaction to recent allegations by the state chapter of PDP, accusing the police […]
Kaduna killings: ‘I will get you’ – El-Rufai threatens Paul Enenche of Dunamis
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has threatened to ‘get’ Dr. Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), over an alleged incitement. El-Rufai said this on Thursday when Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, paid him a visit in Kaduna. The governor was reacting to a recent message by Enenche […]
2019: How Buhari has exposed his plot to rig election with INEC – PDP alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari has “failed to constitute his campaign council or developed a clear-cut campaign blueprint, 61 days to the FebruaryPresidential election, is an indication that he is not preparing to stand for elections.” PDP claimed that the President and his party, the All […]
The President and His Wife
By Akin Osuntokun There is hardly any significant individual who supported the emergence of President Mohammadu Buhari and has not found cause to regret the decision and express disappointment at his stewardship. For those of us who did not and warned on the kind of President he would turn out to be, we have been […]
Metele: Buhari absent at soldiers’ burial
John Ameh and Success Nwogu The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the burial of 19 soldiers, who were among the victims of Boko Haram’s attack on a military base in Metele, Borno State, has become another subject of conflict between the Presidency and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. While Atiku […]
Kaduna NUJ Gets New Executive
……..2 Vacant Positions For Bye- Election Incumbent chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State Council, Comrade Adamu Yusuf, has been returned unopposed for a three-year term of office. He was sworn-in on Saturday, December 15, 2018, alongside four others, namely – Zainab Aliyu Usman returned unopposed as Auditor, Noah Ebije Financial Secretary, […]
I’m not Buhari’s spare tyre, says Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says he is not a spare tyre to the president, emphasising that his roles as the number two citizen are spelt out in the constitution. Osinbajo said this during the vice-presidential debate organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). He said this differs from the […]
2019: Sokoto District Head cautions against violence, thuggery
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto A traditional ruler and the District Head of Gagi in Sokoto state, Alhaji Sani Umar-Jabbi has cautioned youths against blind political support and violence. He said youths must see themselves as agents of peace, unity and stability at all times not destruction. ” You should not mortgage your integrity, morals and […]
Osinbajo, Obi, Three Others Slug It Out At NEDG, BON Debate
The Vice Presidential debates put together by Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) has taken place. An independently administered multi-stage process led to the selection of five political parties that partook in Friday’s Vice Presidential debate. Read about how the five parties were selected here. Present at the debate were Ganiyu Galadima […]