Ex-INEC Chair,Prof.Jega, Advocates Merit-Based Leadership in Nigerian Universities By Abdullahi Yusuf Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and renowned academic, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has called on the Federal…
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VP Shettima Inaugurates Gumel Emirate Mosque, Hails Gov Namadi’s Agricultural Reforms
VP Shettima Inaugurates Gumel Emirate Mosque, Hails Gov Namadi’s Agricultural Reforms By Abdullahi Yusuf Vice President Kashim Shettima has Inaugurated the multi-million Naira Juma’at Mosque at the Emir of Gumel Palace in…
NAHCON Directs Airlines To Issue 2026 Hajj Tickets Ahead of Departure
NAHCON Directs Airlines To Issue 2026 Hajj Tickets Ahead of Departure By Abdullahi Yusuf The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has directed all Hajj Carriers for 2026 airlifts in collaboration with…
2025 Budget:Kano Govt Rejects Ex-Commissioner’s Poor Performance Claim
2025 Budget:Kano Govt Rejects Ex-Commissioner’s Poor Performance Claim By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government has rejected claims that it performed poorly in the implementation of the state’s 2025 budget, describing the suggestion…
Yobe Govt To Establish Permanent Business Hubs For Potiskum Traders
Yobe Govt To Establish Permanent Business Hubs For Potiskum Traders By Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Yobe State Government has pledged to allocate permanent business sites for the Potiskum Grocery Sellers Association and…
IGP Egbetokun Hosts National Police Commissioner Of The Royal Bahamas Police Force,Reiterates Commitment To Strengthen Security,Training Partnerships
IGP Egbetokun Hosts National Police Commissioner Of The Royal Bahamas Police Force,Reiterates Commitment To Strengthen Security,Training Partnerships By Abdullahi Yusuf The Inspector-General of Police(IGP),Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Thursday received the National Police…
Imo State, A New Growth Frontier In Nigeria’s Economic Diversification Drive -VP Shettima
Imo State, A New Growth Frontier In Nigeria’s Economic Diversification Drive -VP Shettima By Abdullahi Yusuf Vice President Kashim Shettima has identified Imo State as a major pillar in Nigeria’s economic diversification…
Kano State Govt To Construct Model Cities Of 1,800 Houses In 36 Rural LGAs
Kano State Govt To Construct Model Cities Of 1,800 Houses In 36 Rural LGAs By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government says it will construct model cities of 1,800 houses in 36 rural…
Kano State Govt To Construct Model Cities Of 1,800 Houses In 36 Rural LGAs
Kano State Govt To Construct Model Cities Of 1,800 Houses In 36 Rural LGAs By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government says it will construct model cities of 1,800 houses in 36 rural…
Troops Of Operation Enduring Peace Raid Criminals’ Hideout,Recover Arms In Plateau
Troops Of Operation Enduring Peace Raid Criminals’ Hideout,Recover Arms In Plateau By Abdullahi Yusuf In a sustained effort to disrupt the activities of non-state actors, troops of the Joint Task Force Operation…
Gov Lawal Presents N861Billion Budget Of Stability And Growth To Zamfara Assembly
Gov Lawal Presents N861Billion Budget Of Stability And Growth To Zamfara Assembly By Abdullahi Yusuf Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N861 billion for the 2026…
NDIC Urges Nigerians To Remain Vigilant Against Phonzi Schemes, Others
NDIC Urges Nigerians To Remain Vigilant Against Phonzi Schemes, Others By Abdullahi Yusuf The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation(NDIC) has advised Nigerians to remain vigilant against Ponzi schemes and fraudulent investment platforms. The…
Akwa Ibom Police Command Meets Commissioner Over Students’ Fake News Fabrication
Akwa Ibom Police Command Meets Commissioner Over Students’ Fake News Fabrication By Abdullahi Yusuf The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has convened a joint strategic meeting with…
Emir of Jajere Advocates for Peace, Education to Forge New Path in Yobe
Emir of Jajere Advocates for Peace, Education to Forge New Path in Yobe By Alhaji Yusuf Damaturu The Emir of Jajere in Yobe State,Alhaji Mai Hamza Ibn Buba Mashio, has called for…
1,000 Beneficiaries Receive ₦300,000 Each At Malumfashi Empowerment Programme
1,000 Beneficiaries Receive ₦300,000 Each At Malumfashi Empowerment Programme By Abdullahi Yusuf The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters has executed a major economic…
No Media Repression Under Tinubu – FG
No Media Repression Under Tinubu – FG By Abdullahi Yusuf The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s firm commitment to press freedom, democratic accountability, and…
Nigeria And The Precariousness Of The Pendulum Of Power
Nigeria And The Precariousness Of The Pendulum Of Power By Bala Ibrahim Life comes with a lot of consolations, especially to those who believe in the saying that, no condition is permanent,…
VP Shettima To Journalists: You Are Democracy’s Shield Against Authoritarian Threats
VP Shettima To Journalists: You Are Democracy’s Shield Against Authoritarian Threats By Abdullahi Yusuf Vice President Kashim Shettima has described Nigerian journalists as the nation’s primary defence against authoritarian rule, assuring that…
When Former Commissioners, LG Chairmen Endorse DSP Barau
When Former Commissioners, LG Chairmen Endorse DSP Barau By Abba Anwar Politics, at whatever rate, is a matter of choice and process selection. When political actors, become impregnated with uncertainties, double speak/standard,…
Gov. Yusuf visits JTF troups in Kano communities affected by bandits
In a decisive move to restore peace and security, the Kano State Government, in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF), has intensified operations against bandits’ activities in Shanono and Tsanyawa communities….
Banditry:Gov.Yusuf Visits President Tinubu,Urges Intervention
Banditry:Gov.Yusuf Visits President Tinubu,Urges Intervention By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State says he has sought for the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the lingering insecurity in some…
2026 Budget: Soludo’s Imprimatur As A World-Class Economist
.By Law Mefor “Follow who know road”, i.e., stick with the expert, is a cliché in Anambra politics. Governor Chukwuma Soludo has once again confirmed the spirit of the statement with his…
Insecurity:Gov Yusuf Visits Affected Communities,Says Banditry, Kidnapping Alien To Kano State
Insecurity:Gov Yusuf Visits Affected Communities,Says Banditry, Kidnapping Alien To Kano State By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has described the security challenges facing parts of Kano as “new…
Inuwa Yahaya Rallies Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers For United Action Against Regional Insecrity
Inuwa Yahaya Rallies Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers For United Action Against Regional Insecrity By Abdullahi Yusuf The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya,…
Yobe Govt Holds 5-Day Capacity Building Training for HR Directors, Senior Civil Servants
Yobe Govt Holds 5-Day Capacity Building Training for HR Directors, Senior Civil Servants By Alhaji Yusuf Damaturu The Yobe State Government has commenced a five day capacity building workshop aimed at boosting…