By Mustapha Muhammad As the Stars light shine the darken hour of the night, as the rainfall revitalizes the dry land back to life, that’s the replica of the efforts of the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, in revitalizing the lives of women and youth through aggressive empowerment initiatives to fight poverty and become financially stable. The Peoples Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is becoming the Champion of Women and youth Empowerment in the country. On the 30th of September, 2025 the state witnessed yet another milestone in women and youth empowerment as the Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir…
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From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The National President of the Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), Khalil Mohammed Bello, has emphasized the need for dialogue and understanding to resolve the complex issue of farmer-herder conflict in Nigeria atlarge. The National president of the KACRAN stated this when delivering the keynote address at the National Conference on Farmer-Herder Conflict, organized by LJE Nigeria at the Yar’Adua Center in Abuja. Khalid Bello commended the organizers for providing a platform to address this critical issue arise between the farmers and herders. The president acknowledged that the farmer-herder conflict has caused immense…
By Abba Dukawa As the nation marks its 65th year of independence, we find ourselves in a state of disillusionment. While we celebrate our statehood, our leaders continue to take citizens for granted — largely due to the failure of the populace to make concerted efforts to demand accountability and ensure that the right thing is done. We are at a crossroads: we can either celebrate blindly or reflect soberly on the major challenges that have plagued us as a people and a nation. It is critical to examine the role of followership. Every Nigerian is a stakeholder and, therefore,…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his administration has recorded significant progress across key sectors in the last two and a half years, despite prevailing economic challenges. This was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday. Speaking at the 65th Independence Day Celebration held at Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday, Governor Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fulfilling its people-oriented campaign promises. The Governor outlined remarkable achievements in education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, social welfare, and workers’ wellbeing. Education Governor Yusuf said his administration has exceeded…
…Vows to Resume if Dangote Fails to Comply From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike which began on Sunday being 28th September 2025, following an agreement brokered by the Federal Government. According to PENGASSAN, the commencement of three days strike was mainly due to the termination of appointment of over 800 workers employed by Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals. In the agreement which was reached and signed on Tuesday night, following the the Federal Government intervention, the management of Dangote accepted to start the process to reabsorb the…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to partnering with the media as critical stakeholders in peacebuilding, democracy, and development. Radda made the pledge at a public lecture organised by the Katsina State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to mark the 38th anniversary of the state’s creation. Represented by the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Bala Salisu Zango, the governor urged journalists to remain guided by the principles of accuracy, fairness, and responsibility in their reportage. He cautioned against fake news, hate speech, and incitement, warning that irresponsible…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Federal Government has brokered peace between the striking Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. Following this, PENGASSAN has agreed to start the process of calling off its strike, which commenced on Monday, September 29, 2025, while Dangote starts the process of taking the disengaged staff to other companies within the Dangote Group, with no loss of pay. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head, Information and Public Relations, Federal ministry of Labour and Employment, Patience Onuabia said the peace agreement was contained in…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja A boat mishap have claimed twenty lives in a boat mishaps that occurred in River Niger on Tuesday at about 4:30pm in Ibaji local government area of Kogi State while many others are still missing. It was gatherd from a farmer Mr. James Otoga an eyewitness in the local government area that the sad incident occurred in the evening of Tuesday evening. According to him, the boat fully loaded with people departed from Onugwa community in Ibaji heading to Ilushi market, but capsized leaving yet to be identified numbers of people dead “The boat was…
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The five-day capacity-building workshop on Human Capital Development and Demographic Dividend (HCD–DD), supported by the Lafiya UK Project, was convened in Damaturu. The HCD–DD framework, chaired by the State Deputy Governor, brought together representatives of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), alongside development partners and data institutions, to strengthen the use of demographic data in advancing the state’s HCD–DD agenda. During the workshop deliberations, participants observed several challenges hindering effective demographic data management and utilisation in the state. The challenges discussed during the workshop includes, Low technical capacity of data managers across many MDAs, and discrepancies…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has condemned in the strongest terms the unprofessional and partisan conduct of the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, describing his actions as deliberate sabotage against the people of Kano and the Nigerian state. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor expressed outrage over the sudden withdrawal of police participation from the 2025 Independence Day celebration in Kano — an order CP Bakori issued just hours before the commencement of the event. Governor Yusuf said the action was a…