By Abdullahi Yusuf Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday condoled with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC),Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,over the death of his Mother In-Law,Hajiya Asiya Muhammad Gauyama. The…
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Zamfara: NGO intensifies enlightenment on Access to Justice for GBV victims
By Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A Nongovernmental organization International Alert IA with the support of UKaid has intensified efforts to enlighten victims of the Gender-based Violence to without any hesitation resolve for access…
COWA Nat’l President Urges Students To Shun Drug Usage, As She Leads Campaign To Secondary Schools
By Muhammad Bashir The National President of Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) and wife of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mrs. Kikelomo Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday 25th June, 2024, urged children to maintain…
Kibiya incubation centre trains 65 students on SIDP, launches 1 year digital skills training for 3700 youths
The Kibiya Business Incubation Center marked a significant milestone with the launched of a one Year Digital Skills Training program, targeting 3,700 men and women across the Kibiya, Rano, and Bunkure local…
Experts demand sexual harassment policy in Nigerian tertiary institutions
By Khadijah Aliyu Media editors in Nigeria converged for a one-day residential consultation in collaboration with Alliances for Africa towards addressing sexual harassment in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Thirty journalists were selected from…
Customs official dies during meeting at NASS, Reps mourn
The House of Representatives has expressed shock over the death of a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officer at the National Assembly in Abuja ,while attending a committee meeting. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman…
Mambayya House Vows Steady Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria
By Mustapha Salisu The Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies, Mambayya House, at Bayero University, Kano, has pledged to remain a relentless force against corruption in Nigeria, regardless of funding limitations. This…
IPMAN vow to continue strike as petrol hit N2,000 per liter in Adamawa
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Adamawa/Taraba chapter, has expressed resolve to continue its ongoing strike even as petrol sells N2,000 per liter. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Dahiru Buba, stated…
Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N121.67trn in Q1 2024 – NBS
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to N121.67 trillion (91.46 billion dollars ) in the first quarter of 2024. The National…
ADUST Wudil VC Inaugurates LOC for Zone E NUGA Preliminary Games
By Muzammil Dalhatu Yola The Vice Chancellor of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUST) Wudil, Professor Musa Tukur Yakasai, inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the upcoming Zone E…
Healthcare Service Delivery: Governor Yusuf commits over N1 Billion for training schools, free MNCH programme
…Grants approval for set up of sickle cell centre at Murtala Specialist Hospital Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State is spearheading a significant transformation in the healthcare sector, with a comprehensive…
Food Security: Gov. Yusuf approves purchase of over N5b fertilizer to Kano farmers
In his efforts to facilitate food sufficiency through Agricultural transformation, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has approved the purchase of fertilizer worth over five billion naira. In a statement issued…
Vice President Kashim Shettima Buries Mother-in-law In Kano Amid Tears
By Abdullahi Yusuf Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Monday in Kano attended the burial of the Mother-in-law…
Troops Arrest Notorious Gunrunners, Recover Arms, Ammunition in Plateau, Kaduna States
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos In a significant breakthrough, troops of Three Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have arrested several notorious gunrunners, bandits, and arms couriers in Plateau and Kaduna States. In…
Gov Yusuf Urges Donor Agencies To Report Breaches In Projects’ Implementation
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has urged donor agencies co-funding projects in the state to report to him any breaches they observed in the implementation of the projects…
New CP Salman Dogo Garba Assumes Office in Kano, Vows to Combat Crime
By Abdullahi Yusuf The new Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Salman Dogo Garba, on Monday assumed office with a promise to ensure adequate security of lives and property in the state….
Royal Rumble: Police Deploy More Personnel To Emir Sanusi, Emir Bayero’s Palaces
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Police Command in Kano State has deployed additional armed personnel to the palaces of Emir Muhammadu Sunusi II and Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. The outgoing Commissioner of Police…
Politics: The Gathering Storm Against 2027
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi A little after the Sallah break, all roads appeared to have led to Katsina state. To the towns of Katsina and Daura, in particular. And the common thread…
Misconduct: Kano Judicial Commission sanctions 3 magistrates, registrar
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken disciplinary actions against three magistrates and a registrar of the state High Court over misconduct. This is contained in a statement signed by…
APC National Chairman, Ganduje Loses Mother-In-Law, Hajiya Asiya Gauyama
By Abdullahi Yusuf The mother-in-law of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hajiya Asiya Muhammad Gauyama has passed on. A statement by Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary,…
Emirship tussle: Police deploy additional personnel to 2 palaces in Kano
The police have deployed additional armed security personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano. The outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel,…
MACBAN Rejects Animal Husbandry Bill, Cites Restriction of Herders’ Rights
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected the Animal Husbandry Bill, citing concerns that it will infringe on the rights of herders and hinder the livestock industry. According…
Gidan Yanci Fellows Demand Action Against Rising Thuggery In Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Gidan Yanci Fellows have raised alarms over the recent increase in thuggery, locally known as ‘fadan daba,’ in the Kano area, calling for urgent and decisive action to…
Police Explain Why Deposed Emir Bayero Won’t Be Evicted from Nasarawa Royal Residence
Kano State Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, has spurned Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to the State’s Police Command to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, from the…
Court order on Kano emirship tussle confusing, judge ignored supreme court rulings – Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says the judgment of the federal high court on the emirship tussle in Kano is a bit “confusing”. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on…