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₦1.5bn mass wedding: Kano children deserve greater investment — APC stalwart

₦1.5bn mass wedding: Kano children deserve greater investment — APC stalwart

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — An All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart and businessman, Bashir Abdullahi II, has criticised the Kano State Government over its reported expenditure of more than ₦1.5 billion on a mass wedding programme involving 1,500 couples. Abdullahi described the reported expenditure as a “costly misplaced priority,” arguing that Kano State required greater […]

Delta federal roads: Gridlock, anguish as farmers, motorists groan 

Delta federal roads: Gridlock, anguish as farmers, motorists groan 

Farmers and traders in the Ebu community in Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, have been cut off from major markets across the South-South and Northern regions as the Asaba-Ugbolu-Illah-Ebu federal highway has become virtually impassable due to persistent neglect and torrential rains at the peak of the rainy season.

2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech

2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to immediately arrest and prosecute Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, for hate speech and incitement. The Commission, in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said it condemned […]

2027: G100 coalition concludes first phase of talks with opposition leaders

2027: G100 coalition concludes first phase of talks with opposition leaders

…Engages Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Makinde others By Juliet Umeh The G100 coalition yesterday said it had concluded the first phase of consultations with major opposition leaders and political parties as part of efforts to forge a united front ahead of the 2027 general elections. The coalition said it held what it described as frank, constructive […]