The Kano State Government has intensified pressure on security agencies to detain and investigate former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over comments it considers inflammatory and harmful to public safety. The call followed the 34th meeting of the State Executive Council, where members reviewed Ganduje’s recent statements alongside those of Deputy Senate President Barau I. Jibrin.
During the…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dismissed all commissioners and other political appointees in his administration, with immediate effect.
The decision announced late Wednesday through his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, followed a recent Supreme Court judgment that affected the validity of their appointments.
Earlier in the day, the governor held a valedictory session with…
The National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, once a fading monument of Nigeria’s cultural pride, has been given a new lease of life and a new name. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, commissioned the newly renovated edifice and announced its renaming as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in honour of Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate.
With Soyinka himself present as guest of…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has suggested that his presidential ambition for the 2027 general election may be abandoned in favour of supporting a younger candidate.
The indication was given in an interview granted to BBC Hausa. During the session, it was disclosed that no final decision has been reached on his candidacy, as further consultations are still being awaited.
It was…
Fomer Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal spent the weekend engaging in a series of activities that reflected his enduring commitment to friendship, compassion, and community development.
On Saturday, September 28, 2025, the former governor of Sokoto State attended the wedding Fatiha of Alhaji Nasiru Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido, and…
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi.
The controversy surrounding a fraudulent honorary doctorate degree conferred on political singer Dauda Kahutu Rarara has continued to stir outrage across Nigeria, with growing speculation that the fiasco was a deliberate setup orchestrated by powerful interests to undermine the singer’s public image.
Earlier this month, Rarara was celebrated for receiving an…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has forwarded the names of two nominees to the Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as commissioners, signaling another round of cabinet reshuffling aimed at strengthening his administration.
The nominees are Abdulkarim Maude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)-designate, and Dr. Aliyu Isa-Aliyu, an Associate Professor of Allied…
The former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje claimed that in just six months of the current administration, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has generated more revenue than Ganduje did over his entire eight‑year tenure.
Ganduje made this assertion while responding to criticisms from his successor. He argued that Yusufs’s critics are trying to shift attention away from the gains of the…
INTRODUCTION
Yelwata in Benue state has been drenched in blood. Last October, I launched 50 books at the same time in Abuja to mark my birthday. One of the books is titled “Blood on the Niger and Benue: Nigeria’s Grim Insecurity Situation”. Everything said in that book has just bee reenacted in Yelwata, Benue State.
In the quiet hours of Friday night, June 13, 2025, the farming village…
President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue.President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Hyacinth Alia on Sunday confirmed the…