By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated the permanent site of Government Day Secondary School Wandali in Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area, ending a 30-year wait for the school to have a dedicated facility. The new school, which includes 20 modern classrooms, a computer laboratory fully equipped with digital tools, is expected to enhance the learning experience for students in the area. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Governor Zulum reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revamping the education sector through substantial investment in infrastructure, manpower development, and digital and vocational skills. “The construction of the…
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APC Jigawa Integrity Group, has debunked in misinformation going round on both conventional and social media platforms that, the immediate past Minister of Defence and two terms Governor of Jigawa state, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, is in secret talks with the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday and signed by the coordinator of the APC Integrity Group, Auwal Shuaibu Gumel, “The misinformation going on, is obviously the handiwork of his detractors, and enemies of our dear state Jigawa. “They are hellbent on severing and causing friction between his…
The WEE Catalyst Fund comprising of Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI), and Fable Advisory, collaborated with the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID), to host a strategic workshop aimed at raising awareness on the Kano State Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy and promoting dialogue on religious and cultural support systems for women’s participation in the economy. The event, held on Thursday, focused on deepening understanding of the newly domesticated WEE policy and identifying culturally grounded approaches that can strengthen women’s involvement in economic activities across the state. Speaking at the event, the Executive Director of IWEI, Hajiya Amina…
Following allegations that president Bola Ahmad Tinubu has neglected the north in terms of infrastructure, the Public Enlightenment Movement (PEM) has countered the allegations saying, a lot has been achieved by the president in northern Nigeria. The Coordinator of the group, Nuhu Abdullahi, a popular film actor from Kano, highlighted several infrastructural projects executed under the Tinubu administration. Delivering a speech at a special gathering on Sunday in Kano, he stated that the movement is already on the third phase of enlightening the public on the activities of President Tinubu in northern Nigeria. “We are here to present clear information…
By Salihu Tanko Yakasai A few weeks ago, the South West Development Commission, working with the Nigerian Railway Corporation, announced an MoU to link all six states of the region by rail. The project will rely on statutory allocations, contributions from state governments and private-sector funding. The plan is now being prepared for presidential approval, and it’s hard to imagine it won’t sail through quickly. That announcement, which could reshape the South West when fully implemented, made me turn to my own region and ask what progress the North West Development Commission has made since its establishment earlier this year.…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in General Christopher Musa (retd.) as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, in less than two months after he was sacked as Chief of Defence Staff. The ceremony took place on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. Musa, a former Chief of Defence Staff, was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday following a five-hour screening, during which he was questioned on recent security lapses, including the withdrawal of troops from Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, just before schoolgirls were abducted on November 17. He pledged to “immediately set up a full-scale investigation”…
By Abdulmumin Giwa Honorable Bello Nasiru Elrufai, the House of Representatives member representing Kaduna North had asked a very important question at a particular session at the House sitting recently. He expressed surprise as to how justice is delivered in Nigeria where the same crimes are punished differently under the same law. He sighted the case of a Boko Haram member, Husain… that was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the same crime of terrorism that the Biafran agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, was sentenced to life imprisonment. This is indeed worthy of asking and it needs an answer that the system…
By Abdulmumin Giwa The Kano state government, under the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project, (KSADP) has flagged-off the distribution of agricultural machines to small holder farmers across Kano state. The distribution is implemented by the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and funded by the Kano state government, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Lives and Livelihood Funds (LLF). Beneficiaries, made up of small holder farmers, are receiving a total of 98 tractors, with ten earlier commissioned at the mechanization center. The tractors all have their trailers, harrows and ploughts all to be distributed. There are also 160 corn based trashers, 150…
By Abdulmumin Giwa The Kano State government has commended the performance of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) in the state as the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP) transforming the agric sector ends on the 31st of December, 2025. This was stated by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mahmud Danjuma, when he received the stakeholders of the project at his office during a tour at the 2025 KSADP Media Field Day which is ongoing. The commissioner expressed satisfaction with the performance of the SAA in the last five years of engagement with the state government. “With us, we are glad to…
By Mahmoud A Coalition of Gombe Youths with residence in Kano state has thrown it’s weight behind Engr. Aliyu Muhammad “Kombat” for providing support to Gombe citizens through various initiatives. The association’s, interim Chairman, Malam Abubakar Umar (Habu Kwadi), who spoke exclusively with Journalist in Kano on Wednesday described the business Tycoon as a man of God, who is wholeheartedly out to save humanity at all course. Habu Kwadi, highlighted some of his great efforts in touching many lives in Gombe, he began, paying school fees for over 30,000 students worth 100million, to less previlaged students and also Empowerment projects…