By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has appealed to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure the resumption of drilling activities at the Ebenyi-A oil field in Obi…
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Hajj 2025:Senate Hajj Committee, Saudi Service Providers, Others Laud NAHCON Chair
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Prof.Saleh Usman Abdullahi, has been commended for his successful conduct of the 2025 Hajj. The commendations which came from…
2025 Hajj:Group Denies NAHCON Staff Spouses Spent N1.64bn
By Abdullahi Yusuf A group,Ansar Islamic in Kano, has dismissed allegations that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) spent over N1.64 billion on its staff spouses during the 2025 Hajj exercise,…
Dahiru Mangal Spends N80m To Sponsor Urology Surgery For 3,000 Vulnerables
By Abdullahi Yusuf A Katsina-based philanthropist, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, has spent more than N80 million to sponsor urology surgery and treatment for vulnerable patients in the state. A member of the board…
Dead,15 Wounded In Blast At Kano Scrap Company
By Abdullahi Yusuf The police in Kano have confirmed that five persons have died and 15 others were wounded following a blast at a scrap company located on the Eastern Bypass on…
Sen.Lado Presents Cash Gifts To 30 Winners Of Abibatu Tinubu Quranic Recitation
By Abdullahi Yusuf Senator Basheer Lado has presented cash gifts to 30 Winners of the recently-concluded Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji Tinubu Quranic Recitation Competition. The cash prizes which ranged from N100,000 to N1…
CHRD Condemns Near-absence Of CNG In The North,Urges FG To Investigate Project Handling
By Abdullahi Yusuf A group, Centre for Human Resource and Development(CHRD), has condemned the “near-absence” of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the North, describing it as an indication of lopsided distribution of…
Maitama Sule Varsity COASU Rejects Members’ ASUU Formation
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union(COEASU), Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, has condemned the formation of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) by some of its members…
Maitama Sule Varsity COASU Rejects Members’ ASUU Formation
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union(COEASU), Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, has condemned the formation of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) by some of its members…
2027:Kano TikTokers Form Movement For Sen.Barau’s Governorship Bid
By Abdullahi Yusuf Hundreds of Social Media Influencers active on TikTok,on Sunday in Kano formed a movement to support the governorship bid of the Deputy President of the Senate,Barau Jibrin. Known as…
Ogoni 9:CAPPA Hails Tinubu’s Pardon,Urges Genuine Reparations, Healing
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s posthumous pardon and conferment of national honours on Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists. The…
Address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR At the joint Session of the National Assembly in a commemoration of Democracy Day, 2025
Address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR At the joint Session of the National Assembly in a commemoration of Democracy Day, 2025 Thursday, 12TH June 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand…
Lamido Blasts Tinubu, Others: “Real Heroes of June 12 Left in the Cold”
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and ex-Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu and others whom he accuses of hijacking the legacy of the…
Nigerian Democracy Backsliding With Collapse Of Accountable Governance – CISLAC
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) says Nigerian democracy is backsliding because of the frightening collapse of responsible, transparent and accountable governance under the watch of President Bola…
June 12:CAPPA Tasks FG on Democracy Dividends
By Abdullahi Yusuf As the nation celebrates Democracy Day, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) has urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to deliver the “long-promised fruits of democracy to Nigerians.” In…
Sen. Lado Presents 4 Houses To Winners Of Abibatu Tinubu Quranic Recitation
By Abdullahi Yusuf Sen. Basheer Lado has presented four houses to the winners of the recent Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji Tinubu Quranic Recitation Competition. The houses which are among the Star Prizes won…
World Food Safety Day:Take Junk Off Our Plates, CAPPA Tasks FG, States
By Abdullahi Yusuf On the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged governments at all levels to implement policies that promote healthy…
CAPPA To Awujale:Declare Ojude-Oba Smoke-Free
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, the Awujale of Ijebuland, to declare the Ojude Oba festival…
Kano Tea Producer In Prolonged Struggle Against Injustice
By Abdullahi Yusuf A young Kano-based businessman,Yusuf Imam Yahaya, says he is embroiled in a six-year struggle against oppression and injustice being meted out to him by influential individuals and money bags….
In Remembrance Of The 22 Gallant Athletes
In Remembrance Of The 22 Gallant Athletes By Abdullahi Yusuf On Saturday, May 31,2025,the nation woke up to the sad and distressing news about the death of 22 Athletes and Officials whom…
Sen.Barau Receives Hundreds Of NNPP Supporters Into APC, Assures Equal Treatment
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, on Tuesday in Kano received hundreds of supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP) who defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC)….
30 Winners Receive Prizes At Alhaja Abibatu Tinubu Quranic Recitation Competition
By Abdullahi Yusuf Thirty winners have emerged at the just-concluded maiden edition of Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji Tinubu Quranic Recitation Competition held in Kano. The winners which emerged in the various categories of…
Kano NLC Mourns 22 Deceased Athletes, Officials
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC), Kano State chapter, has expressed deep shock over the death of 22 athletes and officials from the state who died in a ghastly auto accident…
Ganduje Mourns Kano Deceased Athletes
By Abdullahi Yusuf The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed grief over the tragic death of 22 athletes and officials from Kano State who…
Kano Govt.Donates N22m To Families Of Deceased Athletes
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has announced a donation of ₦1 million to each of the families of the 22 athletes and officials who died in a tragic motor accident while…