The power blackout for 11 months in Kakuri Hausa Ward 05 of Makera constituency, Kaduna State has crippled social and economic activities in the area. The situation has forced many businessmen and women to relocate to other communities, while those that could not, have been languishing in abject poverty. The residents of the community, who lamented over the situation, explained that their efforts to address it have been unsuccessful and called on Governor Uba Sani...

Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has condemned the gruesome killing of 24 hunters from the North allegedly murdered in Uromi, Edo State. A press statement by the National President of NYCN, Comrade Isah Abubakar on Friday, sought justice for the victims. The statement reads, “We condemn in the strongest terms the gruesome killing of 24 hunters from the North, who fell victim to jungle justice in Uromi, Edo State. “This senseless and brutal act...

A bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022, to provide for the conduct of all elections in one day has passed for a second reading at the Senate on Thursday. The current Act provides for the conduct of Presidential and National Assembly elections in February, while governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections are held in March. The bill, sponsored by Senator Saliu Mustapha  (APC, Kwara Central) is also seeking a shorter campaign period...