The House of Representatives has given the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) a 24-hour ultimatum to appear before it over concerns raised on the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, issued the ultimatum on Thursday following WAEC’s failure to honour its earlier invitation to appear before the panel. Oforji said the committee had invited WAEC to provide explanations over widespread complaints and irregularities observed during the ongoing examinations. The lawmaker noted that the committee extended an invitation to WAEC on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, seeking clarification on…
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The planned construction of a world class hospital in Kano by the Chief Executive of Tiamin Multi-Services Global Limited, the renown international business tycoon, Aminu Ahmad, has continued after a Kano High Court gave judgement returning the disputed hospital land to him. In a high profile case before the court, the land on which the world class hospital is to be constructed, located along Court Road, Gyadi Gyadi, Tarauni, in the municipal, was revoked by the immediate past government about six years ago, and has now, in a landmark judgement, been handed back to Tiyamin along with with a compensation…
The Kano state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the speculations of the decamping of the factional leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, to the ruling party, as a welcome development. This was made known to newsmen in Kano on Friday by the state chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Abbas, at a press conference. The chairman, however, warned that as the party opens it’s registration to all, there will be no special treatment to anybody as it will not stop the antigraft agencies in the country from doing their job against corrupt individuals…
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered U.S. law enforcement agencies to release confidential information regarding President Bola Tinubu from a federal investigation in the 1990s. Judge Beryl Howell issued the order on Tuesday, stating that keeping the information secret was “neither logical nor plausible.” The case began in June 2023 when Aaron Greenspan, an American, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against several U.S. agencies, including the FBI, CIA, IRS, DEA, and the Department of State. He accused these agencies of violating FOIA by failing to release documents related to…
Professor Mallam Al-Bishak was Thursday, April 10, 2025, honoured by the NSUK Health Services Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd. with an Award and Commendation Letter for “numerous achievements and milestones accomplished during his tenure as President (2009-2012).” Al-Bishak was the founding President of the NHSMCS Ltd who registered it as a Co-op Society with the Nasarawa State government from its former Welfare Committee of the NSUK Health Services Department. The commendation letter specified the Co-op’s achievements under Al-Bishak’s stellar and pioneering efforts as follows: “Increase in membership strength, improvement in financial stability and successful projects initiatives amongst others.” The commendation letter…
By Umma Ahmad As someone deeply involved in shaping Kaduna State’s healthcare system, I have witnessed firsthand the transformation taking place under Governor Uba Sani’s leadership. Between 2023 and early 2025, Governor Uba Sani’s administration has made significant efforts to improve healthcare access, infrastructure, and service delivery. But what do these achievements mean for the everyday citizens of Kaduna? Let’s take a closer look at the real impact of Governor Uba Sani’s health sector initiatives. Revamping Healthcare Infrastructure: A New Dawn for Local Clinics For years, many residents of Kaduna struggled with poorly equipped public hospitals and clinics. That picture…
A Kano-based Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Initiatives for Good Governance (GIGG), has criticized the Kano State Government and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, for allegedly disregarding the rule of law and public safety. The group, in a statement issued in Kano on Monday, claimed that both Gov Abba Yusuf and Emir Sanusi ignored the police ban on all Durbar activities during the ongoing Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Recall that the Kano State Police Command had placed a ban on all Durbar activities during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, citing actionable intelligence to prevent potential breakdown of law and order. However, the NGO…
Following the recent attack on some travellers passing thought Edo state from Porthacourt to Kano, 16 hunters were killed in an extrajudicial act by some thugs in a town called Uromi. More so, in an interview with the Freedom Radio on Facebook that was originally in Hausa language, one Abubakar Abdullahi who had lived in Uromi for the past ten years gave an account of the incident. He explained that Uromi is renown for such attacks on travellers passing through it as several hummer busses carrying passengers have been attacked as well as Dangote trucks where passengers and the vehicles…
No fewer than 40,000 families are to benefit from the Aliko Dangote Food Intervention Programme. Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, said the donation of 40,000 bags of 10kg rice to the people of Borno State by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) will help cushion economic hardship in these families. The governor made the statement at the flag-off of the Food Intervention Programme on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the State capital. The Aliko Dangote Foundation penultimate week commenced the distribution of one million bags of rice worth N16billion across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria. The governor was represented by…
The Kano Police Command has announced a ban on the on the on coming planned durbar festivities to be held by the Kano Emirate. Following a meeting with other security agencies in the state on Friday, the state’s commissioner of police, CP Ibrahim Adamu, told newsmen that the 2025 Eid El Fitr Durbar Festivities have been banned. “The Kano State Police Command congratulates Muslim faithfuls and all law-abiding residents of the State ahead of the 2025 Eid-El-Fitr Sallah festivities. “In pursuit of safe and secure celebration, and to sustain the relative peace and public order in the State, the Command…