From Christiana Gokyo, Jos Kampani Zurak Community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State was plunged into mourning on Wednesday morning after a deadly gas exposure at a mining site claimed the lives of 37 people and left 26 others hospitalized. The tragic incident occurred around 6:00 am at the mining site owned by Solid Unit Nig. Ltd., where workers reportedly inhaled toxic gases, leading to mass suffocation. Speaking on behalf of the Plateau State Government, Rt. Hon. Joyce Lohya Ramnap, Commissioner for Information and Communication, confirmed the fatalities and injuries, stating that preliminary reports indicated the gas leak…
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From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Akwa United F.C. defeated Calabar Rovers F.C. 1-0 in a Week 10 encounter of the Nigeria National League B2 Southern Conference at the Uyo Township Stadium. The tightly contested match was decided in the dying minutes when Aniebiet Sunday netted the only goal of the encounter to hand the hosts maximum points. The victory propelled Akwa United to the top of the NNL B2 Southern Conference table with 22 points from 10 matches. Rovers, on the other hand, dropped to eighth position on the table with 10 points from the same number of games following…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has reviewed the night-time restriction on commercial tricycles to enable Muslim faithful attend late-night Tafsir sessions during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement issued in Yola by his Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, the governor approved an adjustment to the restriction on the operations of commercial tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep, within Yola North, Yola South and Girei Local Government Areas. Under the revised directive, the restriction, which previously ran from 10:00pm to 5:00am, will now commence from 11:00pm to 5:00am daily throughout the 2026 Ramadan period. The review…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni on Saturday drew applause from residents of Kasaisa village as he mingled freely with members of the community during the flag-off of the 77-kilometre Damaturu–Buni Yadi–Magza road reconstruction project. The project, undertaken by the North East Development Commission, is expected to enhance connectivity and boost commercial and socio-economic activities between Yobe and Borno states. The ceremony attracted a large turnout of women, children and residents from Kasaisa and neighbouring communities, who gathered to witness the commencement of the road project. Beyond the infrastructure milestone, the event spotlighted the governor’s interaction with…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved over N398 million for the 2026 Ramadan feeding programme and Tafsir activities across the state. The initiative, to be implemented through the Yobe State Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-Orientation, is aimed at supporting vulnerable and less privileged residents during the holy month of Ramadan. As part of the expansion of the programme, the governor approved an increase in the number of feeding centres from 101 last year to 130 centres spread across the 17 local government areas of the state. Each centre is expected to…
From Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State High Court of Justice has emerged as the best-performing government agency in the implementation of the 2025 Katsina State budget, recording 100 per cent performance. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Development, Malik Anas, disclosed this while presenting the 2025 budget performance report in Katsina. Anas said the Appeal Court achieved full implementation of its 2025 budget allocation, making it the highest-performing institution among ministries, departments and agencies in the state. Providing a breakdown of the performance of MDAs, the commissioner, however, revealed that the State Audit Department recorded zero per cent…
From Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Bureau of Statistics has commenced field operations for the 2024/2025 State Gross Domestic Product Survey with the deployment of enumerators across the 34 local government areas of the state. Speaking during the distribution of survey materials at the bureau’s headquarters in Katsina, the Statistician-General, Saifullahi Sani Matazu, described the exercise as a strategic initiative aimed at generating reliable and comprehensive economic data for the state. He said the survey would serve as a critical instrument for measuring the overall economic performance of Katsina State and provide credible statistics to support evidence-based planning,…
From Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina The Chairman of the Ward and Local Government Congress Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Katsina State, Jamilu Uwais-Zaki, has said the successful conduct of the party’s ward congresses across the state signals victory for the APC in the 2027 general elections. Uwais-Zaki stated this on Saturday in Katsina during a joint press briefing on the outcome of the exercise. He said the smooth conduct of the congresses reflected the transparency, fairness and level playing field provided for all party members. According to him, the exercise further reaffirmed the APC’s commitment to internal…
By Hussaini Ibrahim The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering harmonious labour relations, pledging to sustain collaboration with labour leaders through diplomatic and strategic approaches to drive socio-economic development and productivity. The pledge was made by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Tajo Othman, during a two-day seminar on “Effective Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Between Labour Leaders and Employers at Local Government Level”, held at Royal Blue Hotels, Kaduna, on February 17, 2026. Represented by the Ministry’s Director of Recruitment, Training, and Retirement, Alhaji Ali S. Faragai, the Commissioner highlighted that the training…
By Yusuf Abubakar Ibrahim Anipr Amid growing insecurity and recurring communal tensions, voices from Northern Nigeria are urging introspection, accountability, and a more balanced national conversation on justice and security. Community leaders, intellectuals, and concerned citizens argue that journalists, elders, and stakeholders in the North must speak openly about what they perceive as targeted violence against Northerners, particularly Muslims in parts of Southern Nigeria. They warn that silence or selective outrage risks deepening mistrust and widening the country’s fragile fault lines. At the heart of the debate is the allegation that some attacks on Muslims in the South are being…