Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has dissolved the State Executive Council, which affects all commissioners. The governor announced the dissolution during the monthly cabinet council meeting held in Minna. This is the first major shake-up in the governance structure of Niger State. Governor Bago said the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, and other principal officers have been reappointed to continue in their roles.

The Kaduna State Government has accused El-Rufai of attempting to destabilise the state through “provocation and manipulation.” In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Suleiman Shuaibu, the government alleged: “El-Rufai was plotting to unleash mayhem across Kaduna State in a desperate bid to destabilise the state and drag it back into its dark and violent past.” The statement added: “This government will not fold its arms and allow a...

…ONSA, Kaduna Govt Dismiss Claims Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that authorities in Kaduna were sending money and food to bandits to create a false narrative of improvement. El-Rufai, who spoke on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today, cited a report by SBM Intelligence, which he claimed showed worsening insecurity in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara due to governors “humouring the criminals.” The former governor said: “It does not make sense to empower...