The Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, and 14 other lawmakers have resigned their membership from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The development came amidst rumours that, in the coming weeks, the Governor of the State, who was elected to two terms on the platform of the PDP, will quit the party and join the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley announced the names of the members...

The Cross River State government has banned with immediate effect all activities related to scrap metals in the state for six months. Governor Otu, in a statement signed on his behalf by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ededem Charles Ani Esq., said it was worrisome that the destruction of public and private infrastructure in the state has become alarming. He explained that the directive is an urgent interim measure due to economic...

To curb insecurity in some parts of the country and restore peace in all nooks and crannies of the nation, President Bola Tinubu has pledged to establish state police to tackle insecurity at the grassroots. The President made the declaration on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during an interfaith breaking of the fast, attended by 20 governors, two deputy governors, senior government officials, and some religious leaders, as Muslims observe Ramadan and Christians mark...

Due to poverty and vulnerability of some categories of people in the society, especially orphans, the National Chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) in Nigeria, Sheikh Imam Abdullahi Bala Lau, has made a case for wealthy individuals in the country to assist the orphans in whatever form for them feel a sense of belonging in the society. Sheikh Lau, while speaking with newsmen Monday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, after flagging...