Security: Do More On Economy To Alleviate Sufferings, Fast Track Release Of Kidnap Victims, HEKAN President Tells FG

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna President of the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, popularly known as HEKAN,  Reverend Amos Kiri wants President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to do more in the economic sector to alleviate the suffering many Nigerians are currently passing through. Dr. Kiri stated this at the opening ceremony of the HEKAN Annual…

Hajj: Governor Inuwa Yahaya Approves ₦500,000 Subsidy For Gombe State Intending Muslim Pilgrims

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has approved 500,000 Naira subsidy for each of the 1373  State’s intending Muslim Pilgrims for the upcoming Hajj exercise.  This was contained in a statement signed by the DG (Press Affairs) Government House Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, dated April 5, 2024. It informed…

Kaduna Debts: Uba Sani’s Revelation, Scratch On Surface – PDP

*Says party warned el-Rufai against improper use of funds, sale of government property By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna State Chapter, has  frowned at the revelations of Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani,  about the state of finances and misappropriation of funds of the State, by the former Governor of…

Kaduna: Jaba LG Administrator Seeks Govt, Private Sector’s Unwavering Support To Promote Nok Culture

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna The Sole Administrator of the Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Honourable Nita Byack George, at the weekend, gave a hint that the Kaduna State Government could leverage on Nok culture to drive employment and revenue generation of the state.The only female LG Boss in the state, noted that…

Kogi: I Was Not In Disputed Areas During Election, SDP Witness Tells Tribunal

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday, presented one witness at the Kogi State Election Petitions  Tribunal, who admitted that the SDP had agents across the polling units in the state. The witness, Benjamin Ikani Okolo, from Dekina Local Government Area (Kogi East), tendered an inspection report and also adopted his…

Ondo 2024: Funmilayo Is First To Obtain, First To Submit Forms, Says I Mean Business

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna A female gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Engr. Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, has submitted her expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the governorship primary election of the party.  Waheed-Adekojo, who was the first aspirant to obtain the forms last week, is also the first…

Defence Minister Matawalle Is Tinubu’s Most Reliable Northern Political Ally – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

By; KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna  Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has described Defence Minister, Bello Matawalle as President Bola Tinubu’s most reliable political aly from Northern Nigeria today. The group said this while condemning what it called a gang-up against Tinubu by some Northern elements. It however, said Matawalle has proved…