The Republic of Niger has launched a nationwide military recruitment exercise aimed at strengthening the country’s security apparatus amid rising internal and external threats. Officials disclosed that more than 16,000 young people, including both men and women from across the country, have registered to participate in the mass recruitment drive. 708 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Niger Republic The exercise is part of broader efforts by the authorities to bolster the capacity of the armed forces and territorial control. The recruitment comes at a time when Niger continues to face security challenges linked to insurgency, banditry, and instability along its borders.…
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Jagoran jam’iyyar NNPP na ƙasa, Sanata Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, ya bayar da umarnin bai wa ’ya’yan wasu ’yan majalisar dokokin jihar Kano biyu da suka rasu tikitin takara domin fafatawa a zaɓen cike gurbi na kujerun majalisar dokokin jihar. Rahotanni sun nuna cewa ’ya’yan ’yan majalisar da suka rasu sun zama ’yan takarar majalisar dokokin jihar Kano a ƙarƙashin tutar jam’iyyar NNPP. A farkon makon da muke ciki ne, ƴan majalisar jiha, Hon. Aminu Sa’adu Ungoggo da Sarki Aliyu Daneji suka rasu a Rana daya, lamarin da ya jefa al’ummar jihar cikin alhini. Mai taimaka wa Sanata Kwankwaso ta fannin…
Gwamnatin tarayyar Najeriya ta fara tura sabbin jami’an kare dazuzzuka (Forest Guards) sama da 7,000 zuwa jihohin Arewa bakwai, a wani babban yunƙuri na dawo da ikon gwamnati a dazuzzukan da suka zama maboyar ‘yan bindiga, masu garkuwa da mutane da sauran ‘yan ta’adda. Jihohin da aka fara tura jami’an sun haɗa da Borno, Sokoto, Yobe, Adamawa, Niger, Kwara da Kebbi, inda aka ce wannan shi ne kashi na farko na shirin tarayya da ke haɗa yaƙi da ta’addanci da kuma kare muhalli a lokaci guda. A yankunan karkara na Arewa, dazuzzuka sun dade suna zama tushen rayuwa da kuma…
Sani Dutsinma The Yawuri Emirate Council in Kebbi State has announced plans to host the 2026 Rigata Cultural and Heritage Festival, scheduled to take place from February 4 to 7 in Yauri, the headquarters of the Yauri Local Government Area. The announcement was made by the Ubandoman Yauri, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’idu, who is also the chairman of the festival’s organising committee, during a media outreach visit to major media houses in Birnin Kebbi. Nawfia Community Suspends Cultural Festival Amid Rising Gun Attacks According to him, the committee has begun a sensitisation and advocacy tour of media organisations to solicit their…
Hukumar Hisbah ta Jihar Kano ta kama ‘yan mata takwas da wani matashi kan zargin Yawon Tazubar wadda aka fi sani da “Good Evening”. Mataimakin Kwamandan Janar na Hukumar, Dr. Mujahideen Aminuddeen, ya bayyana haka a cikin wata sanarwa da aka mika wa manema labarai. Ya ce wadanda ake zargin, mata takwas da namiji daya, an kama su ne yayin wani aikin musamman na karshen shekara da aka gudanar a daren Juma’a a manyan titunan birnin Kano. “Hukumar ta, yayin wannan aikin musamman na karshen shekara, ta kai sumame a wasu manyan tituna a birnin, inda ma’aikatanmu suka samu nasarar…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has commended “the courage, discipline and sacrifice” of Nigerian Army officers and personnel serving across the nation. He made the remarks during a Christmas lunch with troops under the 63 Brigade Nigerian Army at the 3 Battalion Barracks, Effurun, Delta State, on Saturday, while on a working tour of military formations in the Niger Delta region. “The Yuletide season has given the Nigerian Army the opportunity to reassess itself regarding its operational challenges and successes, among others, as they continue to battle insecurity in the nation,” the COAS said. Represented by…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described himself as the most abused politician in Nigeria today after President Bola Tinubu, as he declared that politics in Rivers State will officially commence from January 2026. Wike spoke on Saturday during a special thanksgiving service organised by the South-South Development Commission’s Chibudom Nwuche and his family in Ochiba community, his hometown in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. To Wike: It Is Wickedly Wicked to Convert Wuye’s Public Hospital into a Private Estate The former Rivers State Governor said he does not renege on any agreement he…
Kano State has emerged as a national leader in the digitisation of public health campaigns through the successful implementation of the Integrated Campaigns Digitisation (ICD) initiative. Since 2022, the Kano State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board (KNSPHCMB), has partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to strengthen the delivery of large-scale health campaigns across the state. Through the initiative, Kano played a pioneering role in the development and contextualisation of DIGIT HCM, an integrated campaign management platform co-developed with the eGovernments…
A bill proposing a mandatory two-year apprenticeship for law graduates, which has passed its second reading, has sparked mixed reactions among different cadres of the legal profession in Nigeria. The proposal, which forms part of a broader amendment to the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004, would, if passed, require every newly called lawyer to undergo a two-year pupillage before commencing full legal practice. “Investigate Or Clear Their Names”-Lawyer Tells IGP Over Dadiyata Allegations Currently, Nigerian law graduates can commence full legal practice after attending the Nigerian Law School and being called to the Bar. However, if passed, the proposed bill, along…
The Nigeria Police Force has rejected what it described as unfounded and misleading allegations linking the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to the alleged wrongful arrest of a journalist. The Force was reacting to a statement issued by the International Press Institute (IPI) announcing the suspension of its engagement with the Nigeria Police over the incident. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police said the IGP neither authorised nor condoned the arrest, harassment or intimidation of any journalist, stressing that attempts to associate him with the incident were unsupported by facts. According to the Police, upon being…