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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, is currently present at the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, as he awaits the highly anticipated ruling on his bail application. It will be recalled that during Tuesday’s proceedings, the presiding judge deferred the decision on the bail request put forward by the embattled…
Chamberlin Dugwu, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has reportedly died. It was reported that he died at his Abuja residence in the middle of the night. More details soon…
The pro-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu advocacy group, Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), has announced the appointment of Amb ( Dr) Bobby George Ajufor as its Deputy National Director Special Projects and Innovations. The move is part of a strategic effort to strengthen the organization’s grassroots presence and administrative leadership within the country. The appointment…
Fresh allegations have emerged from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after an incident in Benin City disrupted a gathering attended by senior party figures, with a member of its National Working Committee describing the episode as an attempted assassination. Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer and ADC official, made the claims during an appearance on ARISE NEWS…
Proceedings in the criminal case involving former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai were halted on Wednesday after he was not brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment. The case, which centres on allegations of unlawful interception of the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, could not proceed as scheduled…
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has withheld approval of the 2026 appropriation bill submitted by Soba Local Government Area, directing the council to revise the document following concerns raised during legislative scrutiny. The decision was taken on Tuesday during the council’s budget defence before the House Committee on Appropriation and Implementation. Lawmakers cited irregularities…
Voters in Bwari have voiced contrasting responses following the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party’s chairmanship candidate from Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory area council election, a development that has altered the dynamics of the contest just days before ballots are cast. Mr Julius Adamu, who had been contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic…