From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has arrested 19 men and women suspected of engaging in immoral activities during a raid in the Kwannawa area of the state. The board also sealed two hotels allegedly found to have violated its operational guidelines during the exercise. The operation, conducted under the ongoing “Operation Tsaftace Birnin Shehu” initiative, is aimed at promoting cleanliness, decency, and adherence to the law within Sokoto metropolis and its surrounding communities. The exercise was led by the Commandant of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board, Malam Usman Abdullahi Jatau, alongside senior officials of the…
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By Hussaini Ibrahim Kano State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, has urged all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to continue upholding the existing unity within the party to support Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in achieving his Kano First Agenda. The Deputy Governor made the call while receiving members of the Forum of Immediate Past Party Executives in the state during a courtesy visit to his office to congratulate him on his emergence as Deputy Governor of the state. Garo expressed delight and appreciation for the visit, noting that it demonstrated the enduring bond, unity, and dedication…
By Rabiu Sanusi The management of Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV) has dismissed as misleading and inaccurate a report alleging widespread tree felling and commercial timber activities within the premises of the state-owned television station. Reacting to the publication by The Historica Nigeria, ARTV management described the report as unbalanced and lacking professional diligence, arguing that the platform failed to seek the station’s official position before publishing the story. According to the management, neither the office of the Managing Director, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Ibrahim, nor any relevant authority within the organization was contacted to verify the allegations contained in the report.…
By Muhammad Hamisu Abdullahi Northern Youths Assembly (NYA) has condemned the recent alliances by the leader of Kwankwaasyya Movement, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaaso with a movement that is against the Northern region. Contained in statement from Dr. Hafiz Garba, Secretary General of the assembly, they viewed such alliances as disrespect to the Northern icons. The assembly also condemned Engr. Kwankwaso’s betrayal and alliance with a political family known as hostile to the Northerners. The assembly, which is a vanguard of the interest of Northern part of the country, wondered why Kwankwaso stood so low to be in the vanguard that…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Government says it is targeting the cultivation of about 1,000 hectares of soybean in the 2026 farming season as part of efforts to build a commercially driven agricultural economy. This comes alongside fresh milestones recorded under its flagship Project Grow Initiative since its launch in November 2023. Speaking in Calabar on Monday, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, said the administration of Governor Bassey Edet Otu is deliberately transitioning agriculture from subsistence practice to a structured agribusiness model capable of generating jobs, attracting investment, boosting food…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barr. Oluwaseun Faleye, has said that issues surrounding the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially as they relate to platform workers and the gig economy, are receiving priority attention from the Fund. In a statement issued by the Fund in Abuja, Faleye stated this while responding to questions following the presentation of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, at the General Assembly of the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The minister, in his presentation, called for…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed food items to orphans and vulnerable households in Adamawa State as part of its humanitarian intervention programme. The Commission said it is targeting over 150 organisations across the state, with an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 beneficiaries expected to benefit from the gesture. Speaking during the distribution exercise in Yola, the state capital, the NEDC Head of Resettlement and Early Recovery, Mr. Lawan Hamidu, said the initiative is part of the Commission’s mandate to support the welfare of people in the North-East region. He explained that the intervention is a…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola No fewer than six persons, including four members of the National Youth Service Corps, have lost their lives in a fatal road accident involving a military gun truck and a commercial Hummer bus along the Narehi axis of the Girei–Song Road in Adamawa State. In a statement, the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed that the crash occurred at about 1:50 p.m. when a military vehicle travelling from Gombi to Yola collided head-on with a commercial bus conveying passengers from Yola to Mubi. According to the statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the impact…
By Christiana Gokyo, Jos The three-day maiden edition of the Plateau State Science, Technology and Innovation Festival has come to an end with a commitment by the state government to sustain it as an annual event. Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Plateau State Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, said the festival was designed to identify and promote local innovations across the state. According to him, the essence of the festival is to provide a platform for innovators to showcase their work, while also creating opportunities for government support in scaling up their innovations. “This is…
From Shuaibu Ibrahim Gusau The Zamfara State Police Command has assured the public that it remains steadfast in its efforts to secure the safe rescue of students abducted during a recent attack in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, and issued to the press, it was revealed that information was received from a reliable source that unknown armed bandits stormed and attacked rented student accommodations located on the outskirts of the Low-Cost Area in Kaura Namoda LGA. During the attack, the assailants abducted seven (7)…