The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi on Sunday visited victims of Kano mosque fire-bombing on their hospital beds at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, where some of them are receiving treatment. He condoled with the government and the people of Kano and urged all Nigerians to stand together to fight such senseless acts. “This is very horrific and remains very condemnable. Sadly, this can happen in...

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has commended the governors of the North-East for their cohesion, sense of purpose, and commitment to regional development. The vice president made the commendation in Bauchi on Saturday, while commissioning the newly reconstructed and remodeled ultramodern Government House Bauchi, expressing the need for collective action among governors of the Northeast to tackle the challenges facing the sub-region. “I want to take this opportunity to commend our governors for their camaraderie,...

The Ekiti State Government on Sunday told Sahara Reporters that it won’t fall to cheap blackmail over an alleged misleading report published by the media house. A press statement on Sunday signed by Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, noted that the attention of the government has, again, been drawn to another misleading and fictitious report by Sahara Reporters on the Governor of the State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, who is currently on a...

Dikko Radda, the governor of Katsina State in Nigeria, has reported a significant decline in banditry within the state. During a visit to Yola on Saturday, Radda claimed a 70 per cent reduction in banditry over the past year. He attributed this progress to strong collaboration between local security forces and conventional security agencies. However, Governor Radda acknowledged that the fight is not over. He said that bandits have changed tactics, targeting remote villages near...