The Wildlife Society Of Nigeria (WILDSON), has given a posthumous merit award to the first governor of Kano, late PC Audu-Bako for his contribution towards the preservation of wildlife in Kano. Late Audu-Bako received the awards through his biological daughter Zainab Audu-Bako on Tuesday during the society’s 6th annual conference held in Kano. The first governor of Kano state is recognized by WILDSON for building the Kano Zoological Garden as well as the Falgore Games Reserve. Also awarded is the former governor of Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for renovating and and enhancing the services of the Zoological Garden, while Dr Hadi…
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Former minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has called on service chiefs to end banditry, halt senseless killings across the country, and steer the nation back to a path of peace. He stated that there were “no excuses” for the ongoing insecurity plaguing the country. General Danjuma spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a book launch entitled ‘Big Boots: Lessons from my Military Service’ by Major General Solomon Udounwa (rtd). General Danjuma, who chaired the event, praised the author’s virtues and commitment to excellence in his military career. Delivering his address, Danjuma said: “Number one problem today is security.…
Former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar said the hardship in Nigeria is getting out of control and that the distribution of palliatives is not the way out but sustainable action to end the people’s suffering. The former Nigerian leader spoke at his residence in uphill Minna when he received the leadership of the Campaign for Democracy and Human Rights led by Comrade Abdullahi Mohammed Jabi. General Abdulsalami said, “The hardship in the land is getting out of control. Everybody is crying about this hardship, and it seems to get out of control. People cannot afford three square meals. The…
The Chairman House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriation, Alhaji Abubakar Kabir Abubakar, has assured that he will do all he could to ensure the Unity, advancement and sustainability of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kano North and Kano in general. Speaking, while receiving the Forum of APC Chairmen from the Kano North in Courtesy calls at his Office, Alhaji Abubakar Kabir Abubakar, said only Unity and love among Party members will make the party achieve greatness. Abubakar, explained that because of support he enjoyed from his Bichi Federal Constituency and the general Kano citizens, he is able to execute…
The Nigerian government has been called upon to deploy all available resources to secure the return of the body of the late Sarkin Gobir, murdered last month by bandits in Zamfara state, to allow his people give him a befitting burial. The call was made by the Gobir Development Association (GDA) at a special press conference in Kano on Monday, where the spokesman of the group, Ilyasu Yusuf, read a communique signed by the chairman and the secretary. In the communique which was issued at the end of the elders meeting held on the 7th September, 2024 in Abuja, the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Dangote Refinery have sharply disagreed over the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) produced from the Refinery. The national oil company had said yesterday that the Refinery was selling petrol at N898 a litre, but Dangote Refinery has denied the report, saying the price for its product had not yet been set. NNPCL spokesman Femi Soneye told newsmen that the company had so far loaded 70 trucks of the product from the refinery at the above price. He urged the public to disregard the claims and await an official announcement from…
The Nigerian Democracy Working Group has commended the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Prof. Sani Malumfashi for his commitment to conduct an inclusive local government councils elections in the state. The commendation is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Sunday and signed by the Convener of the group, Victor Okpara Innocent and the co -convener Dr Idris Aliyu Muhammad. The group said it observed the commitment of the KANSIEC under Prof. Malumfashi and his resolve to heed to the order of the court sitting in Abuja which restricted the commission from selling…
Following Sowore’s detention by the Immigration Service at the airport over a watchlist of the secret police, Department of State Service (DSS), it seized his passport and contacted the DSS. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) detaining the #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, has released the activist. It held the activist while it contacted the DSS and awaited ‘an order from above’. Sowore was arrested and detained at the airport on Sunday immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria. “I have just been released. My passport and everything have been returned to me,” Sowore told…
Comrade Garba Muhammad, a leading aspirant for the post of National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has appealed to other aspirants and members of the union to eschew rancour and work together for the progress and unity of the Union, especially the forth-coming Delegate Congress. In his Eid Maulud message, he charged all to, in the spirit of the celebration, ensured that they work together as one and continue to uphold the tenet of the profession as the watchdog of the society. Muhammad, a champion of integrity in the profession, enjoined all members to work toward free…
Omoyele Sowore, the #RevolutionNow Movement leader and publisher of SaharaReporters was on Sunday arrested at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Sowore was detained by officers of Nigerian Immigration Service following alleged directive by the Department of State Services (DSS). Members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists had gathered at the airport in anticipation of his homecoming before the incident. Previously in the United States with his family, Sowore’s journey began at Washington Dulles International Airport at 6:14 EDT, culminating in his arrival in Lagos at approximately 9:43 WAT. Reports emerged last Thursday of a DSS directive to…