Written by Against the backdrop of a controversial statement on Muslims dominance in the governance of Kaduna State credited to the immediate past Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, the Catholic community in the state has called on the President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani to call the former governor to order before he sets … Continue reading “Catholic Church Asks Tinubu, Sani To Caution El-Rufai Over Divisive Statement”
Written by Some short video clips have been widely circulating on social media, showing Nasir el-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, addressing religious leaders in the state. Speaking in Hausa, the former governor told the gathering Muslim-Muslim ticket had come to stay in the state and people would soon accept that Muslims could rule the state … Continue reading “FULL TEXT: What El-Rufai Said in Controversial Video”
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has reappointed the Secretary to the State Government under the Nasir El-Rufai administration, Balarabe Lawal, to his cabinet. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, who said Lawal was retained in view of his “vast” experience in governance to … Continue reading “Kaduna Governor Sani Retains El-Rufai’s SSG, Appoints COS, Media Aides, Others”
A yet-to-be-identified cart pusher has lost his life in a container accident which occurred in the Dopemu area of Lagos State on Sunday. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this in a statement posted online on Sunday, revealing that the container was fully loaded with construction stones. According to the traffic control agency, … Continue reading “Container Falls on Cart Pusher in Lagos”
A cart pusher was crushed to death after a container truck fully loaded with concrete stones fell on him in the Dopemu area of Lagos State on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the incident, said that the driver was speeding when he lost control … Continue reading “Container falls and crushes cart pusher to death in Lagos (video.i.ng)”
Ruqaiya Aliyu Jibia, a Katsina-based journalist, has accused Gambo Isah, Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, of assaulting her. Jibia, in a video posted on her Tiktok page @rukkyjibia on Thursday, said she challenged the police for branding and parading young girls as prostitutes without a court verdict. She said she recorded … Continue reading “VIDEO.I.NG Watch Movies – For ‘Demanding Due Process’, Katsina PPRO Drag Journalist Before Emir, Brand Her ‘Criminal’”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle’s allegation of a $2 million bribe against its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa as a hoax.The anti-graft agency, however, said it “will not bandy words with suspect.”Matawalle had accused the chairman of EFCC of demanding a $2m bribe from him.In an … Continue reading “EFCC Dares Matawalle to Provide Evidence of $2m Bribe against Its Chairman”
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused some of his predecessors of stealing State resources to build houses in Kaduna and Dubai.El-Rufai who made the claim during a valedictory media chat on the Hausa service KSMC, a state-owned radio. He again challenged these past Governors to face the people of Kaduna State and swear with Holy Quran that … Continue reading “Governor El-Rufai accuses predecessors of building houses with public funds”
At least five persons have been reported killed in a clash between the Kuteb-speaking tribe and the Fulani herdsmen in Takum, the headquarters of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. Channels Television gathered that the attack took place on Sunday when some Fulani herdsmen took their cattle to the market for sale and … Continue reading “At Least Five Killed In Taraba Attack”
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2million bribe from him. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by our Correspondent, Governor Matawalle also said he has evidence against the EFCC boss, insisting that Bawa could not be … Continue reading “EFCC Chairman Demanded $2m Bribe From Me, I Have Evidence — Matawalle”