POLITICS

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Plateau state, Samuel Kwamkur, on Sunday cautioned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, not to set Nigeria on fire with his utterances Kwankur, who is a former National Director of the Christian Association of Nigeria, stated this at a press conference in Jos on Sunday. He was reacting to statements allegedly credited to the former Kaduna governor in which he allegedly […]

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of senior government officials expected to fill key positions in the administration of the state. The immediate past Secretary to the State Government under Nasir El-Rufai’s administration, Balarabe Lawal was retained in view of his vast experience in governance to assist in the smooth take-off of the administration. The immediate past governor had admonished the new governor to assemble a […]

Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Father Chinenye Oluoma has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of colluding with politicians to rig elections. He said one would have expected that after spending almost a year on strike, University Professors who were returning officers in the elections, would have ensured that the elections were void of manipulations but the contrary was the case. The cleric lamented how members of the union […]

As Nigerian workers mark the workers Day celebration, President-elect, Bola Tinubu has vowed to give a living wage to Nigerian workers when he assumes office. The President-elect made the pledge in a statement issued Monday in Abuja on the occasion of this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. Noting that workers would find in him a dependable ally and co-labourer in the fight for social justice, the President-elect also extended a hand […]

The Labour Party, LP, is set to challenge the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 Lagos gubernatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on March 20th, declared Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner and Governor-elect after defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP and Olajide Adediran of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.   It was gathered that thousands of residents could not vote in many units […]