Human rights abuse and religious extremism in northern Nigeria
By Kingsley Alumona IN October 1999, the governor of Zamfara State instituted Sharia Law, mainly out of his selfish quest for political power. Later on, eleven northern states, with majority of Muslim population, followed suit. For more than twenty years now, Sharia institutions and officers have almost become a law unto themselves, to the extent […]
No going back on privatisation of public enterprises in Benue – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says that his administration would not back down on the ongoing privatisation of some moribund government enterprises, in spite of criticisms in some quarters.
CDS meets retired senior military officers in North-Central zone, says Armed Forces remain in forefront of tackling insecurity
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has said that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), remains at the forefront in tackling the myriad of security threats confronting the nation.
Plateau govt returns survivors of Jos attack to Ondo
The Plateau State government has returned an undisclosed number of the surviving victims of the Jos attack to Ondo State on Friday. About 28 people were reportedly killed in the attack. The Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mr Sonni Tiyoden, disclosed this when he accompanied the survivors to the Ondo State government house in Akure. […]
LAG COUNCIL POLL: Youth Party heads for tribunal, seeks cancellation of exercise in Eti Osa
The Youth Party and its councillorship candidate Ward A, Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mrs. Tari Taylur, have filed an election petition at the Lagos State Local Government Election Tribunal to dispute the result declared in the election by Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ,LASIEC.
Anambra has gone beyond being governed by WASC holder ― Soludo
By Vincent Ujumadu The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Chukwuma Soludo Friday mocked some of his fellow candidates from other political parties for the November 6 election, saying that Anambra State had passed the level to be governed by people who possess only the West African School Certificate. Speaking during the […]
