From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Department of Girl Child Education and Child Development has recorded 110 cases of sexual violence, domestic abuse, and family disputes over the past two years, following the establishment of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in the state. The Permanent Secretary of the department, Aminu Badaru Jikamshi, disclosed this during a three-day training on strengthening access to services for survivors of sexual violence. The programme was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Jikamshi said that 60 of the cases had already been uploaded into the Child Protection Information…
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From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four women for alleged child trafficking after operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, rescued a week-old baby girl reportedly sold for ₦1.7 million. The suspects—62-year-old Elizabeth Okafor, 48-year-old Esther Nweke, 45-year-old Ngozi Maanfa, and 25-year-old Peace Elijah Moses—were arrested on Tuesday, October 28, during a raid on a facility known as Mama Maternity located in Ifite-Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said investigations revealed that the women conspired to purchase the newborn…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Adamawa state chapter Caretaker Committee Chairman Saidu Njobdi Komsiri pledged to extend his loyalty to the founding fathers of the party and to imbibe constitutional rights. Komsiri disclosed this while speaking to Journalists at the Correspondents Chapel in Yola saying he has decided to make his first official outing with the Journalists was nor a mistake but to let public know state of affairs within the Adamawa ADC. The newly inaugurated Chairman of ADC noted that he has every confidence on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) formulation led…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, on Tuesday presented a ₦780.59 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, describing it as a “Budget of Inclusive Growth” aimed at deepening human development and consolidating his administration’s People First agenda. Presenting the Appropriation Bill before the State House of Assembly, Governor Otu said the annual budget exercise represents “a sacred social contract between government and the governed,” adding that his administration approached the 2026 plan with broad consultations across civil society, the private sector, NGOs, and community groups. He announced a major policy shift in…
By Hussaini Ibrahim The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Kano State, Abdulkarim Kabiru Maude, SAN, has called for the strengthening of pro bono legal practice to expand access to justice for vulnerable citizens across Northern Nigeria. The development was contained in a press statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Najib Lawan Danbazau. Speaking at the two-day Capacity Building Workshop for Pro Bono Lawyers in Northern Nigeria, themed “Building a Stronger Culture of Justice, Advocacy and Human Rights,” Maude said pro bono services remain a cornerstone of an equitable justice system. “Pro bono legal service is…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Katsina State has called on tertiary institutions to support their students in accessing the Federal Government’s NELFUND student loan scheme by completing the required online registration process. The appeal was made on Thursday by the Katsina State Director of NOA, Alhaji Muntari Lawal Tsagem, in a statement he personally signed and issued to newsmen. He said several institutions in the state were yet to fulfill the mandatory registration steps needed to link their student records with the NELFUND portal. According to him, non-compliance by some institutions risks denying thousands…
…As Chairman Holds Meeting with ICCES in Abuja From Atiku Sarki, Abuja As the Anambra governorship election draws near, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair, and credible poll scheduled for November 8, 2025. According to the Commission, every operational, security, and logistical detail has been carefully planned and tested ahead of the exercise. The INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, gave the assurance during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. The meeting brought together representatives of…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The People’s Democratic Party Adamawa state Chapter has challenge that I’d there is any political party in the state to be prepared come 2027 general election. The PDP Chairman, Hamza Alh. Bello Madagali declare the challenge during some party supporters, Senior Special Assistant who paid him a congratulatory visit at the party secretariat in Yola, state capital. Hamza Madagali assured the visitors for their dogedness to the party there is great success ahead, saying the journey so far in the state intensify there in no party in the state because they have all it takes to…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has dispatched a rapid response team to Rurum Ward in Rano Local Government Area following reports of a suspected diphtheria outbreak, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen epidemic surveillance and response in the state. The move followed a directive from the Kano State House of Assembly, which requested an independent verification of rising diphtheria cases reported in the area. The Director General of KNCDC, Professor Muhammad Adamu Abbas, led the team in collaboration with the Local Government Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) and other public health…
By Hussaini Ibrahim The Kano State Government has commended all 44 local government chairmen for what it described as “superlative performance” in their first year in office, saying their achievements have set a new standard for grassroots governance in the state. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Tajo Othman, made the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday to mark the chairmen’s first anniversary. According to him, the local councils have recorded remarkable progress across critical sectors such as education, healthcare, water supply, sanitation, rural electrification, and road infrastructure since assuming office in October 2024. He…