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KEBBI POLICE COMMAND DEBUNKS AIRPORT RUMOUR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Police Command has dismissed a false report circulating on social media claiming that a retired Customs officer is constructing a private airport in Argungu forest to smuggle cocaine and
GOVERNOR LAWAL WARNS AGAINST PEACE DEALS THAT LET ARMED GROUPS KEEP WEAPONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Dauda Lawal has warned that peace talks allowing armed groups to keep their weapons only delay violence and weaken state authority. Speaking at the National
KANO ASSEMBLY ACCUSES CUSTOMS SERVICE OF MARGINALIZING NORTHERN STATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State House of Assembly has faulted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly sidelining northern states in its ongoing recruitment exercise. During plenary, Majority Leader Lawan Hussaini
ABIA BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN FIRE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Abia State Government has begun building a modern fire service headquarters in Umuahia to create a swift emergency response network linking hospitals, ambulances, and fire units. Governor Otti’s Senior
ICPC, PENCOM TEAM UP TO FIGHT PENSION FRAUD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the National Pension Commission (PenCom) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle pension fraud and promote transparency
KANOS ASSEMBLY URGES ACTION ON INSECURITY IN TSANYAWA, BAGWAI By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State House of Assembly has urged the state government to take swift action against rising insecurity in Tsanyawa and Bagwai Local Government Areas. During plenary presided over
ABIA GOVT WARNS MOTORISTS AGAINST TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Abia State Government has warned that anyone who breaks traffic rules will face strict penalties, regardless of status. Speaking after the Executive Council meeting led by Governor Alex Otti, Commissioner
BUK, WRAPA JOIN FORCES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Bayero University Kano (BUK) and the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) have strengthened their partnership to combat violence against women and girls in Northern Nigeria.
GOV ABDULRAZAQ RECEIVES 23 FREED ABDUCTEES, WARNS KIDNAPPERS HAVE NO PLACE IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has welcomed twenty-three rescued abductees, reaffirming that kidnappers and criminals have no refuge in the state. Speaking at the
DEFENCE MINISTER RECEIVES NEW SERVICE CHIEFS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, today welcomed the newly appointed Service Chiefs on their first official visit to his office in Abuja. In a statement by his media aide, Mati