Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has congratulated the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. (Dr.) Mathew Man-Oso Ndagaso on his election as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a goodwill message through his media office in Abuja on Wednesday, Atiku commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for being an exemplary institution on democratic transition, and a strong national moral voice, advocating...

The National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the Federal High Court in Abuja, over allegations of violations of constitutional provisions governing the continued existence of registered political parties. The suit, which came up on Tuesday before Justice Peter Lifu, is anchored on the interpretation and enforcement of Section 225A of the Fourth Alteration Act (2017) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has queried the Federal Government over allegations of payment of millions of dollars ransom to the kidnappers. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government to stop payment of ransom by governments and individuals, by fully implementing the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022. The statement reads, “The recent reports carried...

The Federal Government has denied alleged payment of ransom to kidnappers to rescue Niger State school children. A statement on Tuesday signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated that the allegations are completely false and baseless, and constitute a disservice to the professionalism and integrity of Nigeria’s security forces and the sacrifices they make daily. The statement reads, “The attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to...

Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised grave alarm over the disgracefully low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council elections. Reacting to the exercise, the former Vice President described the turnout, which averaged below 20 per cent, with the Abuja Municipal Area Council recording a shocking 7.8 per cent as a damning verdict on the health of Nigeria’s democracy under the current administration. According...