The Yobe government has launched an ethical reorientation campaign in the state, tagged, “Operation Gyaran Hali”. While launching the campaign on Wednesday, Governor Mai Mala Buni noted that the initiative is timely, considering the decay and rot in moral values among the youth and the decadence in cultural and religious ethics in the society. “The increasing consumption of illicit substances, especially drugs is quite worrisome and calls for immediate and strategic action to stem the...

Mohammad Sabo Joji, the caretaker chairman of Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi state is facing a probe by the Bauchi State House of Assembly following petitions from indigenes on allegations of misconduct. The deputy chairman of the State Assembly Committee on Public Petitions, Habib Umar, while fielding questions from journalists after Tuesday’s plenary session, said the committee had received petitions from three indigenes of the LGA against the caretaker chairman. “The first petitioner, Umar...

The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law the bill establishing three second-class emirates in the state. The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and member representing Rimin Gado/Tofa state constituency, Muhammad Bello Bututu, provides for the establishment of Kano as a first-class emirate and other second-class emirates of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye. The newly created second-class emirates are expected to function under the first-class Kano Emirate, of which...

Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications has commended the member representing Yagba Federal Constituency for his commitment to the well-being of his constituents. Fanwo made the call over the weekend while on a courtesy visit to the legislator at his country home in Alu, Yagba West Local Government Area, saying the legislator has consolidated the achievements of his predecessors. The Commissioner said, “I am here to commend you for...

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country have been shared a total sum of N1,354.371  billion in June 2024 by the Federation Accounts Revenue. A press statement on Tuesday signed by Bawa Mokwa, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, (OAGF), stated that the revenue was shared at the July 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), held in Abuja and...

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described the position of Senate Whip Senator Ali Ndume on President Bola Tinubu and his administration as a self-serving blackmail to whip up public sentiment. The group noted that Ndume had recently described the administration as a kakistocracy but the policy analysis group said the Senate Whip’s comment wasn’t fact-based. A press statement on Tuesday signed by the group’s chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, argued that policies and programmes...