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Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has dropped his ambition of contesting the governorship of Kebbi State, come 2023. In the place of that, the politician has opted to keep his current job as the nations’s chief law officer. Malami confirmed to Vanguard on Saturday morning that he had indeed given up on the governorship race for now but did not give reasons for the change of mind. “I have not resigned as the Attorney General of the Federation but have only withdrawn from the Kebbi governorship race,” Malami said in a short message to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel which occurred in Sokoto State on Thursday. Samuel was a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released via the Presidency’s official Twitter account on Friday, the President decried the mob action and ordered a probe into the incident. The press release read in part, “President @MBuhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in Sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto,…

Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ), has described as barbaric and satanic the alleged stoning to death and setting ablaze of a female student, Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto State by Islamic extremists. The group, while condemning in strong terms the lynching of the 200-level female Christian student, of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, said the incident once more underscores the need for those in positions of authority and religious leaders in the country to continue to educate their followers on the sanctity of human life and religious tolerance. They said such incidents were also a pointer to the fact…

Nine ministers seeking elective positions in the 2023 elections have tendered their resignations. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, after a valedictory held for the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House in Abuja. He said that ten ministers in total are leaving. Nine were physically present while the former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who is the tenth minister, was absent. During the event, President Muhammadu Buhari thanked them for their services to the name, urging the rest of the cabinet members to remain dedicated to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has met with ministers who are seeking elective offices in 2023 and thanked them for their services to the nation. The President said this in a valedictory session at the Council Chamber in Abuja on Friday. He thanked them for their cooperation as he admonished other members of the cabinet to be more diligent and committed to the success of the administration. On whether former President Goodluck Jonathan has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), he stated that the party is in the best position to know. In a briefing after the meeting with the outgoing ministers,…

Sokoto State Police command said two persons have been arrested in connection to the killing of a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto over an allegation of blasphemy. According to the Command’s public relations officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, an investigation has begun to determine the root cause of the violence. He said the command had earlier received a distress call concerning the rioting students from the college over one female student named Deborah Samuel, a level two student, who was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW). The police said the…