Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has has no reason to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bafarawa resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in January this year, but stories have been making the rounds that he has formally joined the APC. But in a statement made available to newsmen, Bafarawa on…
No fewer than 138 people benefitted from free eye and glasses outreach in Kabwir Pada community of Kanke local government area of Plateau state over the weekend. The programme was sponsored a philanthropist and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Isaac Wadak under Care Focus Free Eye Care and Glasses Outreach Program, covering eight communities….
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has urged Nigerians to rally round President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the country faces an existential threat from US President, Donald Trump. Trump had designated Nigeria a country of Special Concern following an alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The US president had also instructed his war secretary…
… Election signifies new era in PDP – Mutfwang The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, elected a 38-man new executive council with Chief Raymond Dabo as its new state chairman. The new exco is expected to steer the affairs of the party towards victory in the 2027 general elections.In…
President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the service chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. In the latest changes in the top hierarchy of service chiefs, the president appointed Chief of Army Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the brother of the IPOB leader, and others have been granted bail by a Magistrate’s Court in Abuja. According to reports on Friday, the trio and ten others were granted bail in the sum of N500,000, with two…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau State Chapter is set to conduct its elective Congress tomorrow ( Saturday) A statement signed by the Chairperson, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee, Joyce Lohya Ramnap, said that delegates from the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau State, as well as key stakeholders and party faithful, are expected to participate…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has disclosed that the witness summons requested by Nnamdi Kanu to be issued against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 22 others to give evidence in his terrorism trial have been signed and are ready for dispatch to the listed witnesses. Others…
Fresh pressure is mounting on former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve his rumoured plan to contest the presidency in the 2027 general elections, as prominent figures in the Niger Delta intensify efforts to persuade him to instead support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Findings by The PUNCH revealed that ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias…
he National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes for Nigerian universities as part of its efforts to strengthen academic relevance and align higher education with global trends. The commission announced the addition of the programmes to the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) in a circular addressed to all vice-chancellors. The…
