By Ado Salisu The curtains may have fallen on the 24th edition of the CAA Senior Athletics Championships in Ghana, but the echoes from Accra continue to reverberate across the continent. Beyond the medals, records and national pride lies a pressing conversation about the future of African athletics, one that demands urgent action from governments, corporate institutions and the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). For all its moments of brilliance, the championship also exposed a painful contradiction: Africa continues to produce some of the greatest athletes in the world, yet struggles to assemble those same stars at its biggest continental…
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From Mu’awuya Bala Idris, Katsina A former staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Kaduna and veteran journalist, Abubakar Badaru Jimkashi, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the State House of Assembly seat representing Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Badaru emerged through a consensus arrangement and was affirmed by party members during a ceremony held in Musawa town. Speaking at the occasion, Chairman of the Consensus Committee, Aliyu Idris, said Badaru secured the party’s ticket after satisfying all the criteria required to represent the local government area. Idris stated that the candidate had excelled…
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Dr. Bala Maijama’a Wunti, has assured party members of his readiness to contest Thursday’s governorship primary election ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dr. Bala Wunti described the contest for the party’s ticket as one of the most critical stages in the democratic process, noting that it represents the collective hope, vision, and mandate of the party before the main election. He therefore appealed to all card-carrying APC members, stakeholders, supporters, and loyal party faithful across the state to come out en…
By Shafi’u Yahaya The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recorded significant humanitarian interventions in Kano and Jigawa States within a short period, the agency has said. The Territorial Manager of NEMA overseeing Kano and Jigawa States, Dr. Nura, disclosed this while speaking on recent emergency response operations in the region. According to him, the Federal Government, through NEMA, has demonstrated strong commitment and compassion in addressing disaster situations, particularly flood incidents affecting several communities. He noted that the agency has also extended support to victims of fire outbreaks in major markets, including Singa and Kurmi markets in Kano State,…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has successfully shut down a house suspected of being used as a brothel in the Sokoto Cilma area of Sokoto metropolis and arrested eleven suspects, both men and women. The operation, which took place on the evening of Wednesday, 20/05/2026, was carried out under a special initiative tagged “Operation Tsaftace Birni Shehu,” aimed at combating acts that violate public morality and religious laws in the state. Reports indicate that the Hisbah officials carried out the raid following intelligence received from members of the public. The suspects were arrested, and the…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja Ahead of the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute anyone involved in vote buying and vote trading during the election. In a statement issued in Abuja, Prof. Amupitan made the call on Wednesday while presenting the register of voters to political parties in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship poll. The INEC Chairman described vote buying as one of the major challenges confronting Nigeria’s electoral process, stressing that offenders must be dealt with…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja Ahead of the governorship election in Ekiti State, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has warned staff of the commission against manipulating election results or engaging in activities capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja, the INEC Chairman gave the warning while addressing staff of the commission in Ekiti as part of preparations for the governorship election. He stressed that there would be consequences for anyone involved in activities that could compromise the credibility of elections in the country.…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Hafizu Abubakar, on Tuesday visited the Deputy Governor of the state, Murtala Sule Garo, and expressed support for the “Kano First” agenda of the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Abubakar spoke during a courtesy visit to Garo at his office in Kano. He described the “Kano First” initiative as a policy designed to promote the collective interest and wellbeing of the people of the state rather than personal gains. “We are truly happy beyond expectations over your new role,” Abubakar said. He also praised Garo’s loyalty and obedience to leadership,…
By Rabiu Sanusi The spokesperson to the Kano State Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, has alleged that former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is indirectly working for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bature also described the reported political alliance between Peter Obi and Kwankwaso as weak and unsustainable, insisting that such a ticket would fail to attract meaningful support in Kano State. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday, Bature stated that the NNPP could no longer survive as a…
By Shafi’u Yahaya The Chairman of the Kano State Pensioners’ Association, Comrade Shuaibu Musa Jibrin, has commended the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for what he described as remarkable improvements in the welfare of retirees in the state. Speaking during an interaction with journalists in his office, Comrade Jibrin stated that the present administration has so far settled about N32 billion out of the N48 billion outstanding gratuity liabilities inherited from the previous government. He further noted that pensioners in the state are experiencing timely payment of monthly pensions, which he said now consistently comes before the 25th of…