By Usman Usman Garba Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Thursday joined thousands of mourners in Bauchi to pay their final respect to the revered Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Friday. The Vice President arrived in company of top government officials such as the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribado to join Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, Governor Umar Mohammed Bago of Niger State, Governor Bala Muhammad of Bauchi State, Senator Kawu Sumaila,…
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By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has assured President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Kano State’s total and unreserved support for the National Emergency on Security recently declared by the Federal Government. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday. Speaking during the 34th Kano State Executive Council Meeting held at Government House, Kano, on Thursday, Governor Yusuf praised President Tinubu for taking bold and decisive steps to confront the escalating security challenges facing the country, particularly in the Northern region. “I therefore reiterate the full cooperation…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Thursday flagged off the construction of a 4-kilometre Filin Polo–Ring Road Asphalt Concrete project, describing it as a long-overdue intervention for one of the state capital’s most neglected communities. Radda said the single-carriageway road, which will feature solar-powered streetlights, drainage and walkways, is expected to ease congestion, enhance security and open up Filin Polo for new economic growth. “For years, this area suffered from poor access, congestion and insecurity. This project is not just a road; it is an investment in the quality of life of our…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to overhaul the country’s security architecture in response to rising cases of kidnapping, killings and community attacks. The National President of the association, Comrade Shehu Mohammed, made the call on Thursday at the opening of the ASCSN National Executive Council meeting held at Zeus Paradise Hotel, Mabushi, Abuja. Mohammed said Nigerians live “under a specter of fear,” stressing that union members and their families have also been victims of nationwide criminal attacks. He appealed to state governors to respond to President Bola Tinubu’s…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan (SAN), on Tuesday in Abuja swore in Prof. Adeniran Tella for a second term as Resident Electoral Commissioner. Tella, a professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy at Atiba University and Deputy Dean of Management Sciences, previously served as REC in Oyo State, where he oversaw the Ekiti off-cycle governorship poll and the 2023 general elections. The ceremony, held at the INEC headquarters, was attended by national commissioners, directors, staff, members of the media, and Tella’s family and associates. Amupitan described the swearing-in as…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has assured investors of a fully supportive and enabling environment to operate in the state, saying his administration remains committed to encouraging private-sector growth and job creation. Radda gave the assurance on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for a proposed Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station by Safe Space Energy Limited. The governor said the project aligns with his administration’s efforts to tackle the impacts of climate change while boosting economic activities across the state. He described the CNG station as “a major step” in the state’s transition to…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on its members and affiliates to urgently develop strategies to confront what it described as rising legal and political assaults on workers’ rights across the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the charge during the opening of the 2025 Harmattan School in Abuja, where he warned that unions must now defend not only their rights as workers but also their survival as citizens of a nation facing deepening fractures. Ajaero, speaking at the event held at Top Rank Hotel, Utako, said the task before labour leaders at the annual school…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State Government has established three special courts dedicated to the prosecution of gender-based violence (GBV) cases, in a move officials say will fast-track justice for survivors and clear the backlog of pending cases. The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, announced this during a sensitisation programme on GBV and the operations of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre, held at the Old Government House. He was represented by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr Bala Zango. Faskari said the special courts, operating under the state High Court system, were created to…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Centre for Peace Studies at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has identified the Nigerian government’s failure to hold perpetrators of violence accountable as a major factor sustaining insecurity across the country. This position was contained in a communiqué issued after the Centre’s 2nd Virtual Symposium, which convened academics, policy experts and security analysts to examine the links between state accountability, religious diversity management and the prevention of political violence. According to the communiqué signed by the Director of the Centre, Prof. Uthman Abdullahi AbduQadir, the persistent inability of security institutions to arrest, prosecute and punish…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The National President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Isaiah Benjamin, has urged policymakers and stakeholders at the ongoing 2nd National Council on Sports in Calabar, Cross River State, to ensure that resolutions reached on sports business are backed by strong political will and effective implementation. The week-long conference, themed “The Business of Sports: Creating Jobs, Wealth and Utility Under the Renewed Hope Agenda,” is expected to produce a communiqué highlighting key decisions aimed at repositioning the nation’s sports sector. Speaking with sports journalists in Calabar, Benjamin expressed confidence in the quality of…