From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Government has allocated N200 million to support a nutrition programme aimed at addressing malnutrition among children across the state. Governor Umar Dikko Radda disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2024 National Children’s Day celebration held at Karakanda Stadium, Katsina. According to him, the funds represent counterpart funding for a nutrition initiative supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Governor Radda reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritizing child welfare and pledged continued collaboration with development partners to tackle malnutrition and other challenges affecting children. As part of efforts to enhance education and…
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From Mustapha Saye, Kaduna A Kaduna court has ordered former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alongside five others, to jointly pay N900 million in damages for the unlawful detention of Adara elders in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari, who presided over the case on Tuesday, delivered judgment in favor of Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other elders from Southern Kaduna, who sued for violations of their fundamental human rights. The court found that El-Rufai, sued in his personal capacity, played a central role in the arbitrary arrest and detention of the applicants following the 2018 killing of the traditional ruler…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Managing Director of the Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Alhaji Rabiu Suleiman Bichi (FNIQS), recently led the authority’s management team on an extensive familiarization tour of major dams, irrigation schemes, and hydroelectric projects within their jurisdiction. The tour included visits to several vital water storage facilities: Challawa Gorge Dam, with a capacity of 962 million cubic meters; Tiga Dam, capable of holding 1.968 billion cubic meters; and the Ruwan Kanya River Storage, with a 50 million cubic meter capacity. During the inspections, the team identified several operational challenges that need urgent attention. These…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has reassured of his commitment to safeguarding the rights of children as future leaders. In a Children’s Day message Fintiri noted that his government will continue to develop relevant policies, programmes and projects towards ensuring children are protected from harm and neglect. The statement said, this year’s celebration which has as its theme, “Stand Up, Speak Up: Building a Bullying-Free Generation, Fintiri stated that children must be given priority because they are our most sacred trust. The statement issued through the Chief Press Secretary Humwaahi Wonosikau on this year’s…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The future of Nigeria rests in the hands of children but must first build the foundation upon which they will stand with our own hand. Rector of Kogi State Polythecnic, Lokoja, Professor Salisu Usman Ogbo made this known on Tuesday as Guest Speaker at the Nigerian Post/Margaret Ekpo Memorial Lecture and Awards held in Lokoja with the the theme, “Children: Our Future, Our Responsibility”. He noted that it is often said that children are the leaders of tomorrow. “While this may be true, I would like to expand that vision that children are also the…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Office of the Deputy Governor of Kano State has issued a strong disclaimer regarding a fraudulent post currently making the rounds on social media, which falsely claims to offer financial grants in the name of the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, the public was urged to disregard the misleading post and remain vigilant against such cybercrimes. “Our attention has been drawn to a fraudulent post circulating on social media, falsely claiming to offer financial grants in…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the release of over N151 million for the reconstruction of a mosque that was set ablaze by an arsonist in Tiga Gadan, Gezawa Local Government Area. The facility, which was destroyed in the early hours of May 15, 2024, is set to undergo a comprehensive redevelopment that includes not only the rebuilding of the mosque but also the construction of an Islamiyya school, an administrative office block, a renovated six-unit toilet facility, and a motorised solar-powered borehole with an overhead tank. The Commissioner for Information and Internal…
Fom Ahmad Ibrahim, Gusau Suspected armed bandits have killed a retired secondary school teacher and abducted three women, including his wife, at the staff quarters of Government Secondary School (GSS), Tsafe, in Zamfara State. The attack occurred on Saturday night around 10:00 p.m., throwing the community into panic. According to residents, the deceased had only recently retired from active service as a teacher. His wife and two other women living within the staff quarters were abducted during the raid. Spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident to journalists. He said the gunmen stormed the…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Nigerian Police have arrested Mr. Jamilu Isa Yankwashi, a senior official of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), for alleged criminal conspiracy and impersonation of the President of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), Chief Emmanuel Olabode. The arrest was effected on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the FCDA Secretariat, 3rd Floor, Area 11, Abuja, by officers acting on the orders of the Inspector General of Police. A warrant of arrest, numbered CR/392/25 and obtained by journalists, read:”In the Chief Magistrate 1 Court of Karu, Abuja, between the Inspector General of Police…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja As part of the ongoing efforts to improve and strengthen tertiary healthcare across the country, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has commissioned five major infrastructure projects at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun state. The projects which was commissioned last Saturday was executed under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda designed to enhance service delivery, improve population health outcomes and, working conditions. In a statement signed and issued in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations in the ministry, Mr. Alaba Balogun said speaking at…