Written by A file photo of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja has reaffirmed its opposition to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Secretary-General of the Christian body, Sunday Oibe, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna … Continue reading “2023 Elections: Northern CAN Reaffirms Opposition To APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket”
File: The Emirates Airlines plane. Emirates Airlines has said it will reduce its flight operations to Nigeria due to its inability to repatriate about $85 million in revenue. The airline made this known in a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The letter, dated July 22, was signed by Emirates … Continue reading “Unable To Repatriate $85m, Emirates Set To Reduce Operations In Nigeria”
Northern Christian members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have held a summit where they formally rejected the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. According to them, the ticket goes against all the principles of equity, fairness and justice. Joing party stalwarts such as Yakubu Dogara and Babachir Lawal were … Continue reading “APC Northern Christians Formally Reject Muslim-Muslim Ticket”
A file photo of the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. An Abuja-based lawyer, Osigwe Momoh, has sued the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the Federal High Court Abuja for fielding the president and vice-president candidates of the party from the same religion. In the … Continue reading “Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Stop INEC From Publishing Tinubu’s Name, Lawyer Tells Court”
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s north-west region. At least thirty people have been killed in a road accident along the Zaria-Kano highway in Kaduna state. The road crash which involved two 18- seater Toyota buses and a Volkswagen Golf, occurred around 5pm on Thursday at Hawan Mai Mashi community in Makarfi … Continue reading “30 Burnt To Death In Kaduna Road Accident”
President Muhammadu Buhari shakes hands with APC vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, after a meeting at the State House in Abuja on July 20, 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari struck a chord of humour on Wednesday while responding to a flowery speech by the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima, at … Continue reading “‘I Wish You The Best,’ Buhari Tells Shettima After Unveiling As APC VP Candidate”
A combination of the correctional facility and the fleeing inmate. Police operatives in Kaduna State have arrested one of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, in Abuja following an attack on the facility by terrorists. The 60-year-old suspect, Ali Shu’aibu, who hails from Kano State, is the latest inmate to … Continue reading “Another Inmate Who Escaped From Kuje Prison Arrested In Kaduna”
Map of Sudan Thousands of Sudan’s Hausa people set up barricades and attacked government buildings in several cities Monday, witnesses said, after a week of deadly tribal clashes in the country’s south. In a bid to shed light on the violence in Blue Nile state, which has killed 60 people and wounded 163 others … Continue reading “Sudan’s Hausa People Block Roads After Deadly Tribal Clashes”
A photo combination of Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle and a notorious leader of bandits in the state, Ado Aleru. The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title to a “notorious bandit leader”. Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru … Continue reading “Zamfara Govt Suspends Emir For Giving ’Notorious Bandit Leader’ Chieftaincy Title”
The vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the ruling party ahead of forthcoming general elections. Shettima was recently announced as the vice-presidential candidate of the APC by the party’s flagbearer and former Lagos State governor, Bola … Continue reading “Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Shettima Breaks Silence, Says No Plan To Islamise Nigeria”