From a very humble beginning, Ibrahim Katibi, son of an Islamic cleric and petty trader, rose to become a professor of medicine at the University of Ilorin. The 44-year-old medical practitioner speaks to ABDULRAHMAN A. ABDULRAUF on how he came into the field of medicine, his upbringing and also provides some insight into cancer, the [...]
The caretaker committee chairman of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Council, Dr. Ilyasu Aliyu Gital has said that security situation in the area led to the change of the headquarters of the council. Gital, who is also the Program Manager of the State Agricultural Development Programme, told journalists at an interactive session that the council is [...]
The National Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the North-central zone, Alhaji Yusuf Ayitogo, speaks on some contentious issues within the party. At a one-on-one interactive session with AHMED TUKUR in Lafia, the capital city of Nasarawa state, the PDP chieftain gives an insight into the party’s zoning arrangement, speculated defection of [...]
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, was in Yola recently on a two-day working visit to the Adamawa state police command, during which he interacted with officers and men of the Nigerian Police and also held a town-hall meeting with stakeholders over the nation’s security challenges. In a chat with a group of journalists, [...]
Mrs. Rhoda Sika, consultant to the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), speaks to a group of journalists on the benefits Nigeria seeks to gain from the mission. She also clears the air on the fuss generated by plan by the federal government to invest in the mission house in Abuja. ADOYI ABA reports Controversy [...]
Alhaji Mudi Sipikin, who died Tuesday night in Kano, was one of the 56 Nigerians that attended the London Conference in 1953 in preparation for independence for the country. The Kano-born activist was arrested and imprisoned several times for his sharp stand on colonialism, especially for his engagement with the leftist NEPU struggle. In this [...]
The Minority Whip of the Benue state House of Assembly, Hon. Terkimbi Ikyange, is of the view that the proposed mega party is not being built around any individual but is aimed at enhancing governance in the country. Ikyange, who stated this in an interview with KULA TERSOO, also says that the fight against corruption [...]
The Jigawa state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode J. Theophilus, believes that the police in the state will remain committed to fighting crimes owing to the cooperation of the people. Kayode told journalists during an interactive session with journalists in Dutse that crime rate has drastically reduced in the state as a result of different [...]
Barrister Innocent Lagi is a former member of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly representing Wamba constituency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). The former lawmaker, who lost his return bid during the last general election, spoke on life outside the legislative chamber, the possibility of a merger against the ruling PDP and [...]
Ya’u Muhammed Gital served as clerk of the Bauchi state House of Assembly for 17 years and retired from the state civil service as a permanent secretary. He is currently the Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed. The COS spoke to SANI MUH’D SANI on his new appointment, the recent demolition [...]
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