From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly Gabriel Dewan, has appealed to the Federal and Plateau State Government not to relent in their renewed hope agenda towards ensuring…
Author: Mustapha Salisu
Mustapha Salisu, a graduate of Information and Media Studies (B.Sc.) from Bayero University, Kano, is the Coordinator of the Prime Time Institute for Development Journalism (PTIDJ) with experience in communication skills and public relations.
Mufarka Initiative Partners KNSG, UNICEF to Strengthen Auxiliary Workers’ Support for Kano Vulnerable Children
By Mustapha Salisu The Mufarka Youth Development Initiative, in partnership with Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, organized a comprehensive 3-day capacity-building training for auxiliary workers in Kano Municipal…
Be Prepared For Higher Tasks – COAS Tells Newly Promoted Brigadier Generals
…Decorates His Chief of Staff Amongst Others The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has charged newly decorated Brigadier Generals to see their elevation as a reward for hard…
Lawmaker Urges Isoko Constituents To Pray For Leaders
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Member Representing Isoko Federal constituency comprising Isoko North/South Local Government area of Delta State Pastor Engr Jonathan Ajiroghene Ukodhiko has called on Isoko people to pray for…
Banditry: Police Rescue 52-Year-Old Watchman in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara Police Command has succeeded in the rescue of 52 year old watchman who was abducted on the 29th December 2023 when armed bandits invaded the house of…
CSOs Urges Plateau Security Agencies to Step Up Efforts Against Violence
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Civil Society organization (CSOs) Forum in Plateau State have called on the security agencies in the state to be more proactive in tackling security issues in the state….
FG Partners with States on Education Reform to Tackle Falling Standards, Out-of-School Children
From Umar Dankano, Yola The federal government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, is seeking collaboration with state governments to implement comprehensive education reforms aimed at addressing the declining standards of…
Jigawa Governor Launches Armed Forces Emblem, Journalists Donate N50,000
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state launched the Armed Forces Emblem on Thursday, with a donation of N5 million on behalf of the state government. He also donated…
Northern Group Condemn Attack on Plateau Communities
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Northern Consensus Movement An Amalgamation of 594 Registered Community Base, Socio-cultural and Economic inclined Northern Associations from the 19 Northern States and Associations of Northerners Resident in the…
Kano Police Arrest 9 For Selling, Buying Children
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspects who specialise in interstate trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of children. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usaini Gumel,…
Jigawa Governor Bags Four Awards After Releasing N1.2 Billion for Climate Resilience Project
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse After the release of N1.2 billion as a counterpart to Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), the Jigawa state Governor Malam Umar Namadi recieved four best performance awards…
Jigawa Governor Signs N298 Billion Budget Into Law
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa state Governor Malam Umar Namadi has on Thursday signed into law the sum of N298.140 billion as Budget for 2024 fiscal year. The governor who signed…
Kano Stakeholders Tackle Epidemic Preparedness at FIDAC Workshop
By Mustapha Salisu To mark this year’s 2023 International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, The Fiscal Discipline and Development Advocacy Centre (FIDAC) with support from FCDO Lafiya Project organized a stakeholders workshop in…
PSC Calls For Overhaul Of Special Constabulary
…Demands different uniform, disbandment of outfits in states where they are not paid allowances The Police Service Commission is no longer comfortable with the organisation and operations of the Special Police Constabulary…
VP Shettima visits Plateau to offer condolences on Bokkos/B-Ladi massacres, meets Sen. Lalong, other leaders
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Vice President President Kashim Shettima, has visited Plateau State to commiserate with the Government and people over the gruesome massacre of tens of innocent citizens by terrorists…
ECWA President, Rev. Panya Condemns Killing of Christians On Christmas Eve Say It Is Demonic
From Tongnaan Dada Bawa, Jos President Evangelical Church Wining All (ECWA) Worldwide, Rev. Dr. Stephen Baba Panya, has called on the Federal government and President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of…
Ghali Na’Abba’s Death Shocking, Devastating – Yakasai
By Abdullahi Yusuf Elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, on Wednesday described the death of the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, as shocking and devastating. Yakasai, who spoke with…
Zamfara: CSOs, Media Practitioners Belittle 2024 Budget Over Deficiencies in Education, Health
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A coalition of civil society and media practitioners under the auspices of Zamfara State Coalition to Ending Child Poverty (ZACOTECP) expressed concern over the low budgetary provisions for…
Ganduje Mourns Demise of Former House of Reps Speaker, Na’Abba
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Gandujeh as expressed his condolences on the death of the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Alh Ghali Umar…
Monarch tasks Nigerians on community development
By Tukur Muntari The District Head of Malumfashi in Katsina State, Justice Sadiq Abdullahi Mahuta (Rtd) has called on Nigerians to join hands with their leaders to develop their respective communities. The…
Gov. Mutfwang Condemns Recent Attacks In Plateau, Urges Swift Action Against Perpetrators
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has strongly condemned the recent coordinated attacks on innocent communities in Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of the state. These attacks…
NAKLAWS Plead for Urgent Scholarship Disbursement as Law School Session Approaches
By Mustapha Salisu The National Association of Kano Law Students (NAKLAWS), has issued a desperate plea to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, urging him to disburse promised scholarships before the commencement of the…
Ex-Senate President Lawan Empowers Over 6,700 Yobe Constituents
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Former Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan of Yobe North on Monday Empowered about 6,766 Members of his Constituency in Gashua town. The empowerment was performed at the…
COAS Boosts Hadin Kai Troops’ Morale with Christmas Feast
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Lieutenant General, Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), celebrated Christmas with frontline troops in Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK),…
Who Are The People Using Sheik Dahiru Usman Bauchi For Profit?
By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim, Goronyo It become quirky and inquisitive on how Sheik Dahiru Usman Bauchi involve in politics. There begin accusations on some people close to Sheik using him as a…