From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in continuation of ongoing offensive operations against terrorists and bandits, have successfully neutralised several terrorists and recovered weapons and rustled livestock across Sokoto and Katsina States. In Sokoto State, the troops responded swiftly to a distress call regarding an attempt by members of the Lakurawa Terrorist Group (LTG) to set ablaze a Nigerian Immigration Service facility at Ruwa Wiri Village in Tangaza Local Government Area. A statement issued by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army and Sector 2, Operation FANSAN…
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From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has confirmed over 105 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Shamsudeen Yahaya, disclosed this while speaking with journalists, noting that the cases were reported in 20 out of the 34 local government areas of the state. He said that no confirmed death has been recorded as a result of the outbreak. Dr. Yahaya identified Katsina, Jibia, Kaita, Mani, Mashi, Zango, and Musawa local government areas as the most affected. He explained that the agency, in collaboration with its partners,…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Erasmus Ekpang, has called on the leadership of the University of Calabar Students’ Union Government to adopt effective communication strategies in the fight against drug abuse, cultism, and other social vices threatening tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Dr. Ekpang made the call when the Directorate of Information of the University of Calabar Students’ Union Government, led by its Director of Information, Comrade Gift Ogbodum, paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry in Calabar. He was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Mr. Anthony Asuquo…
From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad of Bauchi State has flagged off the N29,689,943,588.60 flood and erosion control project under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), a World Bank-funded initiative. Speaking during the ceremony, Governor Bala described the project as a historic intervention that would save lives, protect property, and restore degraded lands across several communities in Bauchi Local Government Area. “The devastating gullies and uncontrolled flood channels stretching across Soho Company, Sabon Kaura, Wunti Dada, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Tambari Housing Estate down to Yelwa Bridge, and through the Bauchi State College of Agriculture have, for…
From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and with funding support from the United Kingdom Government, has launched the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) project aimed at strengthening healthcare and education infrastructure across the state. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Bauchi, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed said the initiative aligns with his administration’s “My Bauchi Project” development agenda, which focuses on improving healthcare and education services while addressing the impacts of climate change. The governor, who was represented by…
By Muhammad Bashir In his insightful essay, “Why Bother with Elections”,Professor Adam Przeworski, narrates how many people who voted for the winners end up dismayed with their performance in office, adding “So most of us are left disappointed, either with the outcome or with the performance of the winner.” Yet as Przeworski rightly stated, “dissatisfaction with the results of elections is not the same as dissatisfaction with election as a mechanism of decision-making”. Think about it, both are peculiar to the Nigerian context; why we shall return to them in subsequent paragraphs. But first, elections as a route of ascending…
By Umar Abdullahi Northwest University Sokoto has released the approved cut-off marks for admission into its various undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session. According to a statement issued by the university’s Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Protocol, Abdallah el-Kurebe, the cut-off marks released by the institution’s Admissions Unit were pegged at 150 for most programmes, while professional and health-related courses attracted higher requirements. The university fixed 200 as the cut-off mark for Medicine and Surgery, making it the highest among all programmes offered by the institution. The statement added that Common and Islamic Law was placed at 180,…
By Musa Muhammad, Calabar The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP Rashid B. Afegbua, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to professional policing, protection of human rights, and strategic partnerships aimed at enhancing public trust, safety, and security across the state. The Commissioner made the statement while receiving members of the Noble Organization for Solidarity and Development (NOSAD), Calabar, during an advocacy and courtesy visit to the Command Headquarters at Diamond Hill, Calabar. The delegation, led by the Project Lead, Dr. Innih Archibong, alongside representatives of NOSAD and its partners, engaged the Command on strengthening collaboration towards the effective…
By Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed deep concern over the recurring flood disasters affecting the state, describing the situation as alarming and a growing ecological threat that requires urgent and coordinated intervention from all levels of government. Governor Otu made the remarks while receiving the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, alongside the Chairman of the House Committee on Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Joseph Bassey, during a courtesy visit as part of the 2026 National Flood Preparedness and Awareness Campaign. The governor noted that…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Edem Darlington, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, have fulfilled their promise by presenting the key to a new apartment to an ailing journalist with Ibom Nation newspaper, Comrade Enya Ndem, in Calabar. The gesture forms part of the union’s efforts to improve the welfare of media practitioners in Cross River State. The apartment was officially handed over on Thursday during a brief ceremony attended by journalists, government officials, and members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the NUJ. Speaking at the…