From Rabiu Sanusi The Director of the Kano State Statistics Agency Dr. Surajo Sulaiman has reaffirmed the agency commitment to deepening public enlightenment, strengthening community participation, and supporting key government development programmes across the state. Speaking on the activities of the agency, Dr. Sulaiman urged residents to unite in addressing the challenges confronting their communities, stressing that sustainable progress can only be achieved through collective responsibility and active citizen involvement. He advised communities to establish functional committees that would serve as channels for presenting their concerns and recommendations to the appropriate authorities, noting that organized communication remains vital to effective…
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From Rabiu Sanusi The Kano State Police Command and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have strengthened their working relationship to improve disaster response and ensure the protection of lives and property across the state. This followed a courtesy visit by the North-West Zonal Director of NEMA, Alhaji Aliyu S. Kafindangi who led a delegation to the Commissioner of Police Kano State Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano. The meeting focused on reinforcing the existing collaboration between both agencies in the areas of emergency management, disaster response and public safety. Speaking during the visit,…
Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau State House of Assembly has opened a one-day public hearing on a bill seeking to provide for the protection and regulation of the rights of women and girls in Plateau State to inherit the property, benefits, and privileges of deceased husbands and parents, as well as for other related matters, 2025. The bill was sponsored by Rt. Hon. Naanlong Daniel Gapyil, Member representing Mikang Constituency, and co-sponsored by Hon. Daniel Nanbol Listcik, Hon. Wallangko Ibrahim Sylvanus, and Hon. Eli Ankala Bako. While addressing participants at the public hearing, the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary,…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has called on all opposition parties in the state to shelve their differences and come out en masse to endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Edet Otu for a second term in the 2027 general elections. The Chief of Staff to the Cross River State Governor and Director-General of the “Prince Is Coming Movement,” Chief Emmanuel Ironbar, has taken the lead in mobilising massive support for the endorsement of President Tinubu and Governor Otu. The movement declared that its foundation is rooted in years…
By Usman Usman Garba The Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kano State, has received the Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University Kano, Professor Amina Salihi Bayero, who paid him a courtesy and strategic engagement visit at his office in the Audu Bako Secretariat, today. In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Najib Lawan Danbazau, the Attorney General expressed sincere appreciation for the vice-chancellor’s goodwill and her kind congratulations on his recent appointment, as well as his conferment with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He also commended the university’s leadership for its…
From Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina Former Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF), Engineer Muhtaka Rabe Darma, has boasted that his vast experience in both the public and private sectors will earn him a ticket for the Senate seat. Darma, who is contesting for the Katsina Central Senatorial Seat under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC), told reporters that his understanding of the legislative process would enable him to effectively represent the people of his constituency. He explained that his political career started during his student days, and that he has contested for various positions, including…
By Mahmud Gambo Sani Dutsinma Local Government chapter of APC Grassroots Democratic Reform, has kicked against imposition of candidates seeking elective political offices ahead of the party’s primaries. The association made the position known at a meeting it held with its members as contained in a statement from Sarkin Labaran Maradin Katsina, Alhaji Abdu Bawa Dutsinma which he made available to The Triumph in Kano recently. The statement said the theme of the event was ‘APC Dutsinma: We are aware,’ and it was held at Yarima Primary School, Dutsinma. Speaking during the event, the chairman of the association, Alhaji Sani…
From Umar Danladi Ado,Sokoto The Nigerian Army has launched the 2026 Inter-Brigade Corporals and Below Competition to enhance troops’ fitness and combat skills to mitigate challenges in today’s volatile security environment. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Maj.-Gen. Bemgba Koughna, further stated that to mitigate the effects of criminal elements, physically fit, combat-ready, and well-motivated troops are critical. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Maj.-Gen.Koughna, said the exercise was designed to test the endurance, discipline, and operational preparedness of soldiers. “This is necessary given the myriad of challenges in today’s volatile security environment. Hostile elements such as armed bandits, kidnappers,…
From Umar Danladi Ado,Sokoto The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Sokoto Field Office has cautioned residents in the state against linking their residential toilets to sewage, as it poses a serious environmental hazard to public health. Alhaji Bashar Garba Illela, a personnel from the Sokoto State Primary Health Development Agency, made this statement during a one-day Mass Mobilization Dialogue with journalists and social media influencers organized by UNICEF. The event aimed to seek media support to eradicate polio. Illela noted that the action risks the outbreak of diseases. Garba also called on parents and stakeholders in Sokoto State to take…
…As 110 foreign scholars receive postgraduate certificates By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has disclosed that investments in both foreign and local postgraduate scholarships are designed to ensure that students’ academic growth translates into rapid development for the state, in line with the ‘Kano First’ agenda. He made this statement during the presentation of certificates to 110 beneficiaries of foreign postgraduate scholarships, held at the Government House, Kano, on Tuesday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad. The statement quoted Governor Yusuf as saying: “Our goal is…