Kano Government The Kano State Government KNSG, under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reiterated its commitment to rehabilitating youths who have abandoned thuggery, saying they possess great potential to contribute meaningfully to society if given the right opportunities. The State Commissioner for Information and Home Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, made this known during a reception held to welcome some of the youths who recently renounced thuggery and pledged to embrace peace. Dadiyata- Amnesty Demands Answers as Nigeria Launches Fresh Investigation According to the commissioner, more than 1,600 youths have been screened for inclusion in the government’s…
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The Kano State Police Command has decorated twenty-nine officers with new ranks during a ceremony held at the Command Headquarters. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to uphold integrity, discipline, and selfless service in the discharge of their duties. He noted that the elevation comes with greater responsibilities and called on the officers to justify the confidence reposed in them by exhibiting exemplary leadership and accountability. The beneficiaries of the promotion include two Assistant Commissioners of Police, twenty-one Chief Superintendents of Police, and six Superintendents of Police. Bakori reaffirmed the Command’s…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, in collaboration with other security agencies, have repelled a bandits’ attack in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State. The operation, led by the 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, followed a tip-off about the movement of bandits around Ungwan Tudu, Ungwan Tsamiya, and Goron Dutse communities at about 5 p.m. on Saturday. According to military sources, the troops engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel, killing 19 of them and recovering several motorcycles and two mobile phones. The Army disclosed that the bandits, who stormed the area on motorcycles, were…
Nigeria is once again on the global spotlight in the wake of its redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern and the accompanying threat of U.S. military action by the Trump administration to save Nigerian Christians from “genocide”. This narrative is as dangerous as it is familiar, evoking the old imperial logic that simplifies and distorts our complex realities to justify external intervention. As a student of politics of history and identity conflict, I find this portrayal beyond perturbing and perilous. I witnessed firsthand how such perilous narratives were debated in international policy circles when I joined other Nigerian and…
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has organised a one-day sensitisation workshop in Kano aimed at promoting value addition, local processing, and export development in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the opening session,Suleman Halilu, Chairman of the occasion, stated that the workshop was designed to connect individuals and businesses interested in raw material development and export with relevant government agencies that can guide them through the production, processing, and export procedures. Riruwai Community Takes Major Step in Solid Minerals Exploitation “The benefit of this workshop is to provide participants with practical knowledge…
Crack detectives and smart operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested Adedayo Ben Adegbola, a commercial taxi driver identified in viral posts, for allegedly committing multiple cases of rape, defilement, assault, and armed robbery against female passengers across the state. In a statement signed my SP Abimbola Adebisi, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, following directives from Commissioner of Police CP Olohunnare Jimoh, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, launched a thorough investigation that led to Adegbola’s arrest on October 31, 2025, at about 9:40 a.m. His…
As part of activities marking her second anniversary in office, the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has commissioned newly built model schools in Osara, Adavi Local Government Area. The new model schools comprise primary and secondary sections, each featuring six classrooms and two dormitories to accommodate students from surrounding communities. Natasha Suspension Saga Escalates as Akpabio Heads to Supreme Court This landmark initiative is aimed at extending quality education to rural and nomadic communities, while promoting sustainable rural development across Kogi Central Senatorial District. According to Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, the newly commissioned schools are part of her…
The Centre for Gender Studies (CGS) Bayero University Kano (BUK) has commemorated its 10th anniversary with a ceremony held at the CBN Centre of Excellence, bringing together scholars, policymakers, diplomats, and gender advocates to celebrate a decade of academic excellence, research innovation, and women’s empowerment. Delivering the keynote address, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to inclusion, institutional capacity building, and digital investment for women and girls under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. BUK Outshines ABU, KASU, UNIJOS at 2025 PANS National Quiz Tuggar highlighted the government’s achievements in promoting…
An advocacy group, the Athletics and Sports Development Initiative (ASDI), has called on former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to provide a detailed account of over $2 million allegedly expended on stadium renovation projects during his tenure. In a statement issued in Abuja, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, Chairman of ASDI’s Board of Trustees, commended the House of Representatives Committee on Sports for its ongoing investigation into the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) use of FIFA development funds. However, Gombe urged the committee to extend the probe to other uncompleted projects, including the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja,…
Sani Haruna Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Samaila Bagudu, at his residence in Bagudu Local Government Area on Friday night. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred shortly after the Deputy Speaker returned from observing the Isha’i prayer at a nearby mosque around 8:00 p.m. A resident who spoke to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi said the assailants accosted the lawmaker as he was leaving the mosque and ordered him into a vehicle they brought. The gunmen reportedly fired several shots into the air to disperse onlookers before whisking…