When the State Kneels Before the Gun: Safana’s “Peace” as Nigeria’s Greatest Security Humiliation
By Khaleed Yazeed There are days in history when victory feels like defeat, and there are days when the very act of survival becomes a tombstone over the grave of a nation’s pride. What happened on August 10th, 2025, in Safana Local Government, Katsina…
ABU’s foremost Energy Scientist wins ‘African Nuclear’ Award
…As three students emerge victorious at Society of Petroleum Engineers competition in Lagos By Sani Aliyu, Zaria Foremost energy scientist, Prof. S. A. Jonah, has won the ‘African Nuclear Energy Outstanding Performance’ award, a statement…
2027 And The Botched Katsina Security Community Initiative Meeting
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi When he was the Military Administrator of Katsina State between 1993 to 1996, Navy Captain Emmanuel Acholonu, one day ordered the security agencies NOT to allow a press conference to be addressed by Dr. Bashir Kurfi to hold in…
SSBs Remain Major Public Health Challenges In Nigeria – Expert
By Sani Aliyu, Zaria Dr. Olasinde Hassan of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria has said, sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) remain a major public health and socio-economic challenge in Nigeria. He stated this during a Talk Shop series…
The Right of Reply (RoR) – An Opinion
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi It is often the writer’s lot to bear the cane for doing what he believes is the right thing, even though the untoward practices of some people (gatecrashers, they are to me) have made many suspicion of the motive of doing a…
No Salary Increase For Anambra Workers For Now — Official
Anambra State Commissioner of Information, Dr. Law Mefor has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has no immediate plan to adjust upwards the minimum wage of N82,000 being paid the civil servants in the state.Mefor Mefor, however, said that the…
Dikko applauds Wike for revamping sports infrastructures in FCT
By Saidu Abubakar The National Sports Commission Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko joined the Federal Capital Territory Minister, His Excellency Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the flag-off ceremony for the construction of a Multi-event Sports Center, Kafe…
Police, Presidency among Nigeria’s most distrusted institutions – Chatham House
Nigerians have reportedly lost confidence in their most important institutions, with the police, the presidency and the federal government ranking among the least trusted, according to a new national survey conducted by Chatham House in partnership with…
FG, Gombe sign MoU for takeover of Kumo General Hospital
Gombe State and the Federal Government have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the takeover of the newly constructed General Hospital Kumo, converting it into a Federal Medical Centre to ensure its immediate commencement of…
Katsina to boost financial inclusion through microfinance bank licensing
The Katsina State Government has ramped up efforts to secure the final licensing of Amana Microfinance Bank as the state Governor’s Special Adviser on Banking and Finance, Hajiya Bilkisu Sulaiman Ibrahim, visited the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Kano branch…