Zamfara: Matawalle visits Senator Marafa’s residence
A statement by Zamfara APC Vanguard, said Matawalle is looking for soft landing through Senator Mafara an ally of Abdulazeez Yari Abubakar. According to the statement, A A Yari, Senator…
NUJ condemns Police assault on AIT reporter in Bauchi
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, DAAR HQ Chapel condemns in strong terms alleged assault on reporter with the Africa Independent Television, (AIT) in Bauchi Station, Damina Yusuf, by a band…
Boko Haram: Zulum inducts 1,000 hunters to secure farmers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are…
APC Congress : Kebbi Gov promises fairness to all
The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has pledged to uphold tenets of democracy by allowing people to elect people of their choice during APC ward Congress scheduled for…
Army recruitment: Zulum approves N12.8m support for 641 Borno candidates
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday approved N12.8m as support for 641 candidates currently at their final stage of exercises to qualify for recruitment into the Nigerian Army’s…
Universal Healthcare Coverage : Bagudu approves renovation of 36 PHCs in Kebbi
As part of efforte of Kebbi State Government to improve healthcare delivery at grassroots level, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the renovation of 36 Primary Healthcare Centers across the…
KEBBI: ANCORPS appreciates Bagudu over Sallah package
All School Administrators in Kebbi State under the auspices of all Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCORPS), appreciate the kind gesture of his Excellency, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu,…
Bagudu leads APC Governors on Sallah homage to Buhari in Daura
The Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Thursday led other APC Governors to felicitate with President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of Eid-El-Kabir celebration at…
Eid-el-Kabir: we must pray to overcome security challenges, Umar Haske tells Nigerians
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Former aspirant of National Assembly representing Zaria Federal constituency Umar Yakubu Haske, urged Nigerians to use the Eid-el-Kabir period in praying for a solution to…
Charity Organization Donates Cows, Rams to Less Privileged Individuals in Dukku
By Rilwan Muhammad A charity organization based in Bulgaria, Charity Association Margarity, has donated 29 cows and 50 rams to less privileged individuals in Dukku local government area of Gombe…
OPINION: Still on Gov. Bala’s Presidency
By Sulaiman Maijama’a My last week’s opinion on why the executive governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed fits the Presidential cap, was greeted with barrage of questions, diversed perception…
Security: Buhari mandates 7 Govs to end banditry, says Bagudu
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku, says President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated seven Governors , including himself , to end banditry in the Northwest Zone. The Chairman of the APC…
2021 FARMING SEASON: Governor Bala flags off crop demonstration packages
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed today performed the official flagging off ceremony for the 2021 Crop Demonstration Packages with two thousand farmers selected as beneficiaries of improved maize,…
Bauchi Speaker’s Wives donate sewing and noodles machines to women in Ningi
Wives of the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly have jointly donated sewing machines and noodle making machines to women in Ningi Central Constituency in order to boost…
SANITATION: BASEPA Launches This Year’s General Desilting Exercise in Bauchi, Azare and Misau.
The Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has today launched the year 2021 general drainages desilting exercise in Bauchi, Azare and Misau respectively. Declaring the exercise open at the Agency’s…
APC National chairmanship: considering Yuguda’s factor
By Usman Abdullahi Koli In every human society, there exist people with extraordinary blessings. Whatever they do, it reflects back on the society in good shape. Such people are rare…
Governor Fintiri Urges Youths To Promote Peace
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Friday was in Lamurde local government area where he commiserated with the people over conflict between casual staff and management of Dangote Sugar Company. The industrial…
2021 Farming Season: Gombe Governor Flags-off Sales of Fertilizer, Distribution of Farming Inputs to Farmers, Subsidizes Commodity, Pegs Price at N7,500 Per Bag
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has flagged-off the sales of fertilizer and distribution of high yield seeds to farmers in the State for the 2021 cropping season. Performing the…
OPINION: No where is safe!
By Mary Bawa. Recently, more often than before, Nigeria has been trending on both local and international media over ceaseless kidnappings, banditry, robbery and other criminalities threatening the fabric of…
Governor Bala receives Catholic Bishops
Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has received in audience, Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, Bishid Wilfred accompanied by the Catholic Bishop of Bauchi and Gombe. Receiving the clergymen…
Bagudu condoles with Deputy over son’s, Aide’s deaths
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Thursday condoled with his Deputy, Alhaji Samaila Yombe Dabai, over the deaths of his Son, Ibrahim Ismail Yombe and his Personal Aide, Ibrahim Abubakar Bodinga…
JIGAWA: LGA Chairman passes Law prohibiting prostitution, production and consumption of Alcohol
The Chairman of Gwaram Local Government Council of Jigawa state, Hon. Zahraddeen Abubakar, has passed a law that prohibits the consumption, distribution and local production of Alcohol across the local…
Bauchi govt donates operational vehicle to SON.
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State, Thursday received in audience, the Director General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Faruk Salim alongside officials of the organization. The Governor, who was…
Governor Bagudu commends NIMASA for relief assistance to flood victims, others
Kebbi State Governor and Chairman Progressives Governors’Forum , Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has appreciated the laudable gesture of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for donating relief items to…
OPINION: Curbing Pornographic addiction among youths
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Some weeks ago, there was a trending challenge on social platforms where ladies made posts, dancing naked using a deemed red bulb light. The challenge tagged…
Eid El Kabir: Gov Bagudu approves July Salary for Civil Servants
The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the payment of July salary to the entire civil servants of the state. This was announced by the Hon Commissioner…
Zulum visits ITF, wants specialized training for Borno youths
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited the corporate office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in Abuja. The Governor’s purpose was to find ways of collaboration between Borno State…
Umaru Shinkafi Legacy Foundation holds second Shinkafi Security and intelligence Summit in Abuja
The Umaru Shinkafi Legacy Foundation was established in honour of Late Umaru Aliyu Shinkafi. Amongst other humanitarian objectives, it holds an annual security summit which provides a platform for stakeholders…
Language that Bandits understand
By Mahmud Jega Just like when he used the uncommon phrase “dots in a circle,” President Muhammadu Buhari has popularized another phrase this year, which is speaking to criminals and…
Governor Zulum allocates land for ruga project in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mohammad Sabo Nanono in Abuja, towards domesticating the Federal Government’s programme on ranching…
Kebbi Governor extols Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, SAN
The Kebbi State Governor and the Chairman Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has described the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) as a capable, brilliant and…
Al-muhibbah Foundation empowers Almajiris in Bauchi.
By Firdausi Ibrahim Bakondi About 20 Almajiris of Markazi Centre for Islamic Knowledge, under Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation, have benefited from an empowerment program, sponsored by Al-muhibba Foundation, a…
ICRC Trains Journalists on Humanitarian Reporting.
By Firdausi Ibrahim Bakondi The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has trained practicing Journalists from ten states of the federation on Humanitarian Reporting. Our correspondent Firdausi Ibrahim Bakondi, reports…
OPINION: Ethnicity and the Non party ideology a hindrance to Democratic Development
By Ahmed Ghani Hassan On 1st July, 2020, I wrote an article with the same tittle which is ‘ethnicity and the non party ideology a hindrance to Democratic development’ I…
Bauchi govt to strengthen institutions to address challenges in governance
Bauchi State Government says it will come up with a sound innovations that will contribute positively in addressing challenges in governance and economic growth for the benefit of upcoming generation.…
OPINION: Musings of a UMTE candidate
By Rilwan Muhammad When the news of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was announced last week, I didn’t feel like checking the result on that very day. I…
North East Governor’s Forum to meet President Buhari on Mambila Power Project
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State says his colleagues in the North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the current status of the Mambilla…
Examination Malpractice: Corps members in Katsina State take sensitization to schools
By Tasi’u Hassan, Katsina As the commencement of various certificate examinations approaches, members of the Anti-Corruption Community Development Service Group, Batagarawa Local Government of Katsina State, organized a detail-oriented sensitization…
With justice and equity, Nigeria will overcome its challenges, says Governor Bala
Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has been presented with an interim report on one- year activities of a political group, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed Vanguard (BAM-V). Receiving the…
Borno: Zulum returns IDPs to Five LGAs
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday supervised the profiling of internally displaced persons for return to five local government areas (LGAs). IDPs at the Gubio camp are mostly…
Resettlement: Zulum visits Malam-Fatori, meets 68 battalion, approves 10 patrol vehicles
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located in the fringes of Lake Chad in northern Borno. The visit aimed to…
Bauchi gov’t expresses commitment to e-governance
Bauchi State Government on Friday declared strong commitment to deploy technology as a move to lead in e-governance system. According to the state government, deploying the technology will afford her…
Aminu Ado Bayero sworn in as the fifteenth Emir of Kano
By Sani Adamu Hassan The New Emir of Kano and Chairman of the state traditional council Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero has been sworn in as the fifteenth Emir of the…
Governor Bala Marries off a Daughter
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed married off his daughter, Hajiya Fatima Bala Mohammed to Bukar Mala Sharif. Former governor of Gombe State, Dr Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo served as…
Governor Bala launches 2021 rainfeed farming season
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has performed the official launching of the 2021 rainfeed farming season and sells of fertilizer. Speaking at the ceremony in Soro, Ganjuwa Local…
Allege Defection: Governor Fintiri denies leaving PDP for whatever reason
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has denied claims that he would decamp from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other political party, stressing…
Bagudu Pledges more commitment to support farmers in order to boost food production
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says, his administration will consolidate on the achievement recorded in agricultural revival by sustaining necessary support to farmers to increase yields. He was…
Governor Zulum meets Nigerien President Bazoum in Diffa, Discuss refugees repatriation
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum is in Niger Republic on the invitation of President Bazoum Muhammadu. President Bazoum on Thursday, hosted Zulum alongside Governor of Diffa region, Isa…
Governor Bagudu joins masses to pray for permanent peace, abundant rainfall
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has participated in a special prayer session organised by the Gwandu Emirate for the Almighty God’s intervention to salvage the country from its…
SFH appoints Bamalli Ambassador on Nutrition
Society for Family Health (SFH) has appointed Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Bamalli as its ambassador on nutrition, adolescent and family health programs to scale up access to nutrition and…