The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has clinched victory in the Bagwai/Shanono state constituency by-election in Kano, and lost the supplementary election in Ghari/Tsanyawa. Adamu Shitu, Returning Officer of the election, announcing…
Author: Hannatu Sulaiman Abba
She is a journalist and advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), and a graduate of Bayero University, Kano (BUK).
Audu Ogbeh, ex-minister and former PDP chairman, dies at 78
Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one-time minister of agriculture between 2015 and 2019, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has died. Ogbeh passed away on Saturday, August 9, at the…
Kano Governor Approves Dismissal of Two Aides Over Involvement in Bail of a Drug Baron, Diversion of Palliative
..Exonerates Another Aide After Report of Investigative Committee Kano State Government under the leadership of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the immediate dismissal of two Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) following damning…
Kano: Governor Yusuf Issues Stern Warning to Public Officials Following Namadi’s Resignation
…Reaffirms Commitment to Discipline, Transparency, and Zero Tolerance for Corruption, Drug-Related Offences Following the resignation of the Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi Dala, over his involvement in the…
Gov. Yusuf Receives Multiple Awards at 30th Executive Council Meeting
The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf had received various awards conferred on him by different organizations in recognition of his administration’s transformational drive at the commencement of the 30th Executive…
Inherent Subterfuge In Taking One-Term Promise Seriously
By Law Mefor People achieve political power with all kinds of strategies. In Anambra, it is now about politicians promising to stay for only a single term in office, even as the…
Deputy Senate President Barau: A Towering Asset to Kano
President Tinubu: A Blessing to Kano through Appointments and Developmental Projects. The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has stated that Deputy Senate President, Hon….
Fish Dealer’s Murder: Govt’s In Search Of Justice, Strengthening Security – Mefor
By Rose Oranye The Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, recently paid a condolence visit to the Woman Leader of the Anambra State All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mrs. Esther…
Emi-Lokan or Lagos-Lakon?
By Salihu Tanko Yakasai I’ve noticed my friends and others from Lagos justifying the N712 billion rehabilitation of the Lagos International Airport, citing its profitability and status as the busiest airport in…
President Tinubu extends the tenure of the Comptroller-General of Customs
The Presidency announces that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by…
Late President Muhammadu Buhari: where the buck stops?
By Inuwa Waya Let me commence by extending my condolences to the families of the late President Muhammadu Buhari ( both nuclear and extended). Let me also commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Prof. Gwarzo mourns late President Buhari, describes him as a patriotic statesman
The President and Founder of Maryam Abacha American Universities of Nigeria and Niger, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late former President of Nigeria,…
Kano Anti-Corruption Boss’ Two-Term Saga: Governor Has Powers to Extend Tenure, Say Officials
The tenure of the Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has continued to stir controversy as some opposition figures argue that his time…
Historic Convocation: FUGA Honours Sen. Oluremi, Gov. Buni with Honorary Doctorates
By Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Federal University Gashua has marked a significant milestone in its history with the holding of its maiden combined convocation ceremony. The ceremony, which honored 3,449 graduates from…
Lagos LG poll: Police deploy 30,000 personnel, warn thugs
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has disclosed that over 30,000 police personnel will be deployed across the state for Saturday’s local government elections. He disclosed this while addressing…
Kano government pays N6 billion to 3,313 retirees, vows to clear N48 billion backlog
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, on Thursday, inaugurated the payment of N6 billion gratuity and death benefits to 3,313 pensioners in the state. The official inauguration ceremony of the 4th tranche…
2027: No way Atiku, Obi can defeat Tinubu — Presidency
The Presidency has declared that there is no chance former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Bayo Onanuga, Special…
The Party Is Just a Number: Why Kwankwaso’s Return to APC Serves the Nigerian People
By Chukwuma Eze By all standards, former Kano State Governor and seasoned statesman, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, remains one of the most formidable political minds of modern Nigeria—a Northern lion, bold and…
Senate Fumes as NNPCL Boss Ojulari Snubs Summons Over Missing N210 Trillion
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has once again defied the Nigerian Senate Committee on Public Accounts by failing to appear before it,…
2027 Presidency: Peter Obi intensifies publicity blitz, donates millions to Islamic institutes in Kaduna
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor and opposition politician, has donated millions of naira to Islamic schools in Kaduna as he intensifies his publicity blitz ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Mr Obi,…
Governor Namadi unveils APC candidate for Garki/Babura Federal Constituency bye-election
Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi today officially unveiled the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the forthcoming House of Representatives bye-election for the Garki/Babura Federal Constituency. The unveiling ceremony, held at…
Eight dead, others missing as bandits ambush vigilantes in Plateau
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed eight members of a vigilante group in Kukawa community of Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media officer of the…
2027: ADC will dislodge APC – Aregbesola
The Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be unseated in the 2027…
Tinubu didn’t stop five-year visa for US citizens, says presidency
The presidency has dismissed reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu revoked the issuance of five-year multiple-entry visas for United States citizens. A statement on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the…
Police arrest 89 suspects in Kano
The Kano State Command has arrested 98 suspected criminals involved in 21 major cases of armed robbery, thuggery (Daba), drug dealings, theft, and fraud within the last 24 days. The State Police…