By Rabiu Sanusi The Chairman of Bichi Local Government Council, Hon. Hamza Sule Maifata, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving education through sustained support for students, teachers and education administrators across the local government area. The chairman, represented by the member-elect representing Bichi Local Government Area at the Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Lawan Shehu, made the declaration during the MAIFATA Prize Award Day held at the Bichi Local Government Secretariat. Speaking at the event, the council leadership said the initiative was designed to promote academic excellence and reward hard work among pupils, teachers and school administrators in…
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From Mustapha Saye, Kaduna Senatorial aspirants from Kaduna State’s three senatorial zones on Saturday signed a peace accord aimed at ensuring peaceful, transparent, and credible All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The peace pact was signed during a meeting held at the Kaduna State Police Headquarters, bringing together political stakeholders and aspirants from across the state. Among those present at the meeting were former Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero; Senator Ibrahim Khalid Mustapha representing Kaduna North; former Kaduna South Senator, Danjuma Tella La’ah; former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Ibrahim…
Musa lemu daga Sakkwato. Kotun tarayya da ke zamanta a Sakkwato, ta dage sauraran karan da jam’iyyar ADC ta shigar a gabanta kan wanda zai jagoranci jam’iyyar zuwa ranar 19 ga Mayu 2026. Mai shari’a Ahmad Gama Muhammad wanda ya saurari ƙarar a kan kalubale na wanda zai shugabanci jam’iyyar a jihar Sakkwato. Da yake bayani a gaban kotu, lauyan mai kara, Mista Mathew Burkasa ya bayyana wa kotu cewa , kwace ne aka yi daga wanda ya dace ya shugabanci jam’iyyar a jihar Sakkwato ganin cewa shi ne halaltaccen shugaba. A saboda haka, lauyan mai ƙara,…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqa Rabe Darma, has inaugurated a political support group known as Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu and Dikko (GMTD) in Katsina State. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony held in Katsina, the minister said the group was established to strengthen grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda ahead of the 2027 general elections. “We are committed to this project and will continue to work towards achieving its goals as circumstances permit,” Darma stated. He urged the newly inaugurated officials of the…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified reports surrounding the recent neutralisation of a high-profile terrorist commander, Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, stating that there should be no confusion regarding the identity of the insurgent eliminated during a joint operation involving the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the United States Africa Command on May 16, 2026. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, explained that recent public discourse arose following media reports referencing a similar operation in 2024 in which a terrorist commander bearing the same name was reportedly killed. “The Defence…
By Umar Abdullahi The Amirul Hajj for Sokoto State and Leader of the 2026 Hajj State Government Delegation, Alhaji Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, has expressed satisfaction with the quality and quantity of food being served to Sokoto State pilgrims in Madinah. Alhaji Dingyadi, who is also the Honourable Minister of Labour and Productivity, gave the commendation during an inspection of the breakfast prepared for the state pilgrims in the Holy Land. He described the feeding arrangements as satisfactory and in line with the expected standards, commending the catering service providers and officials of the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency for their…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina An aspirant for the Mani/Bindawa Federal Constituency seat in Katsina State, Ahmed Saleh Junior, has rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, describing the exercise as a “child’s play” and “a daylight robbery” of his mandate. Saleh was reacting to the outcome of the primary election which produced the former Special Adviser on Girl Child Education in the state, Jamila Abdu Mani, as the winner. According to the results announced, Jamila polled 24,989 votes, while Saleh secured 1,022 votes. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the announcement of the results, Saleh insisted…
By Abba Anwar As superintended by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, the reconciliation between aspirants of the position of House of Representatives, from Tarauni federal constituency, which produced the former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Citizenship and Leadership, Hon Nasir Bala Aminu (Ja’oji), as the flag bearer under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), the political atmosphere in Tarauni is now cooled, rancour-free, enduring and promising. What is more fascinating is how Ja’oji accepted the entire process in good faith. With all sense of humility, commitment and promising engagement in pre, during…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed appreciation over the peaceful and seamless adoption of Hon. Abubakar Kabiru Abubakar (Abba Bichi) as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bichi Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Yusuf made the remarks while delivering his address during the affirmation of Hon. Abubakar Kabiru Abubakar by political stakeholders from the eleven wards of Bichi Local Government Area. The event was held at Hagagawa Football Pitch in Bichi. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary,…
By Joseph Asegba, Yola The House of Representatives primary elections of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State have been concluded across the 21 local government areas of the state amid complaints and allegations from some aspirants. The electoral committee, appointed by the national leadership of the APC and led by Professor Ahmed Shehu, said the exercise was conducted in a free, fair, transparent, peaceful and credible manner. Addressing journalists in Yola, Prof. Shehu stated that the committee was committed to ensuring neutrality, integrity and justice throughout the exercise. “Our responsibility is to operate a transparent democratic process. We understand…