Reacting to the recent protests, the former Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, called on aggrieved Nigerians to hold their respective governors accountable for utilising public funds to provide basic amenities and address insecurity. “I admit that there are issues. I agree with the Nigerian people that we have some itching problems, economic, social and other problems. However, I want to say that the problems bedevilling our society are not for the federal government alone to address. “The governors are involved. Our local government councils are involved and some other agencies of government which are also fully funded to undertake their constitutional responsibilities are also involved,” stated the legislator. “This is why the governors are called chief security officers of their respective states, and they must be held accountable for protecting the lives and properties of their people,” he said while addressing Kano Youth Forum officials who visited him in Kano. He co

The curfew, which took effect from midnight on Sunday, August 4, 2024, follows reported cases of looting and violence in the Bauchi Road community and Zolo Junction. According to a statement signed by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, the decision was made after consulting with state security agencies. The governor noted that criminal elements had exploited the nationwide protest to unleash terror on innocent citizens, breaking into shops and restaurants, and looting foodstuffs and other valuable items. “Governor Mutfwang emphasized that the curfew is in the best interest of all citizens and urged everyone to comply fully to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents. He directed security agencies in the state to ensure the total enforcement of the curfew across the Jos/Bukuru Metropolis,” the statement said. The statement warned those planning to unleash further terror on innocent citizens to desist immediately or face the full wrath of the law. T

City were slapped with the sanction for 22 separate violations over the last two seasons. That included them being nearly three minutes late restarting the second half of their last game of the campaign against West Ham when they were crowned champions at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola was asked about the fine ahead of facing Chelsea in a friendly in Colombus, Ohio. He said: ‘I just read it in the news. I would try to do my speeches at half-time shorter.’ Speaking about his former assistant Enzo Maresca now being in charge of Chelsea, Guardiola said: ‘I'm really pleased for him. We spent a special year together. But more than when he was in the second team together, he is an incredible, lovely person. And his family, too. 'He did a really good job, unbelievable, at Leicester, promotion to the Premier League and now he is in one of the top five, six teams in England. 'And I wish him the best because he deserves it. Nice people deserve the best. ‘To be a manager is believing s

City were slapped with the sanction for 22 separate violations over the last two seasons. That included them being nearly three minutes late restarting the second half of their last game of the campaign against West Ham when they were crowned champions at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola was asked about the fine ahead of facing Chelsea in a friendly in Colombus, Ohio. He said: ‘I just read it in the news. I would try to do my speeches at half-time shorter.’ Speaking about his former assistant Enzo Maresca now being in charge of Chelsea, Guardiola said: ‘I'm really pleased for him. We spent a special year together. But more than when he was in the second team together, he is an incredible, lovely person. And his family, too. 'He did a really good job, unbelievable, at Leicester, promotion to the Premier League and now he is in one of the top five, six teams in England. 'And I wish him the best because he deserves it. Nice people deserve the best. ‘To be a manager is believing s