Bauçhi state Governor, Bala Mohammad, has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). He explained that the decision to join APM was guided by an overriding objective to continue serving his people with purpose and integrity. Mohammed made the declaration for defection on Saturday at the old banquet hall of Government House, Bauchi. He explained that APM offers a viable platform to organize effectively, mobilize supporters, and present a...
Kano State Government has ordered the arrest of a trader, Surajo Ibrahim, a dried food seller operating in the Kofar Dawanau area along Northwest Road, accused of selling government-issued free child nutrition supplies meant for distribution to vulnerable families. The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has ordered the arrest following a routine inspection carried out by a team across health commodity distribution points in Kano on Sunday. During the visit, the...
Niger State Police Command has directed its personnel to adhere to constitutional policing standards across the command and desist from abuse of authority. The Commissioner of Police, in the State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, issued the directive during the command’s end-of-month strategic conference held at the Police Officers’ Mess, Minna, attended by Heads of Departments, Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers. Elleman directed the outright ban on police involvement in land dispute...
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to launch an urgent and independent investigation, alleging that at least 150 members of the Fulani community, including children, died in a military-controlled detention facility in Kwara State. Bur the Kwara State Government distanced itself from reports. The organization, in a statement on Thursday, said the victims were among the roughly 1,500 displaced pastoralists held at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata after...
Saturday, May 9th, 2026, will be a historic graduation ceremony at the American University of Nigeria, AUN Yola, where twelve(12) abducted Chibok girls who were among those rescued and enrolled in the institution will be among the graduands. AUN President, Prof. DeWayne Frazier, made the disclosure at a pre-commencement media briefing held in Yola, stated that the graduation of several students who were rescued from Sambisa forest symbolizes more than academic achievement but a global...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the removal of Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The President also approved the nomination of Rabiu Umar as the new Chief Executive of the authority, subject to Senate confirmation. This was contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the decision was made pursuant to the Petroleum Industry Act 2021....
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Olatunji Disu, has recommended the dismissal and prosecution of officers linked to the fatal shooting of Mene Ogidi in the Effurun area of Delta. At a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the IGP described the April 26 incident as a “criminal and unprofessional” act exhibited by the affected officers, including Nuhu Usman, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), and five other team members. The IGP who ordered the...
The Taskforce constituted by Plateau State Government to recover government property has reclaimed more than 60 buildings, construction equipment, and vehicles in over a year of operations, the chairman, retired General Nash Yakubu, said. General Yakubu made the disclosure while submitting an interim report to the Chief of Staff, Hon. Jerry Satmak, said the team is driven by the principle of “see something, say something.” “Recovered assets that could not be moved to Jos are...
To strengthen immunization and maternal health services in hard-to-reach communities in Bauchi State, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday donated 45 Boxer motorcycles to the Bauchi State Government. Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Bauchi Field Office (UNICEF), while presenting the motorcycles to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said the support from Global Affairs Canada targets adolescent reproductive health in Bauchi State, with a focus...
A serving officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji, has taken the Federal Government to court, challenging what he describes as his prolonged and unlawful detention without trial. The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009, seeks his immediate release and ₦500 million in damages for the alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Named as respondents in the case are the Attorney General...
