Sen. Lamido Education Fund 42 sponsored students depart for Indian university

By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The first batch of 42 of the 100 successfully screened students of Sokoto East for sponsorship to study in Indian university by the being the the Senator Ibrahim Lamido Education Trust Fund will be departed the shores of this country for their various programmes of choice within the week. Speaking in […]

Kaduna State: 2024 3rd Quarter Budget Performance And Budget Realism

Kaduna State: 2024 3rd Quarter Budget Performance And Budget Realism By Yusuf Ishaku Goje When the Kaduna State 2024 budget was being prepared and finally approved, a number of us questioned some revenue targets. Raising the IGR target from N89 billion (bn) in 2023 (with only about N63bn realized) to N120bn, is to say it […]

Barrister Nasiru Aliyu Dan Tsoho on His Legacy in Public Service, Challenges, and Achievements of the Ahmad Aliyu Administration

Barrister Nasiru Aliyu Dan Tsoho is an accomplished legal professional, a teacher and a seasoned politician. He is a two time commissioner was political journey began with his appointment as Commissioner of Science and Technology (2007-2011) by Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko. He later served as Commissioner of Commerce, Industries, and Tourism (2011-2012) and Commissioner of […]

President Tinubu Appoints Major General Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

Major General Oluyede

Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in Nigeria. Oluyede takes on this role temporarily while the current Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, remains unavailable due to health reasons. Until this appointment, Oluyede served as the […]

Police Prosecute Hon. Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh for Assault on Bolt Driver

…IGP Egbetokun Reaffirms Police Commitment to Rule of Law ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned Hon. Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh at the Kuje Magistrate Court on charges of “Abuse of Office, Criminal Intimidation, and Criminal Force and Assault,” following an alleged assault incident involving a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, on October 27, 2024. […]

Call to Release #EndSARS and #EndBadGovernance Political Prisoners Intensifies

#EndSARS is a decentralised social movement, and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuse on Nigerian citizens.

Body: In a powerful call for justice, activists are demanding the release of all political prisoners detained during the #EndSARS and #EndBadGovernance protests. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration faces mounting pressure to dismiss charges against protesters arrested for exercising their constitutional right to peaceful assembly. The unrest stems from a series of grievances plaguing Nigerians: […]

Ag 8 Division GOC Ibikunle says Army strengthening to improve security situation

By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Acting General Officer Commanding, 8 Division Nigeria Army Sokoto , Brigadier -General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose says appropriate mechanisms and operational machinery are being piloted to strengthen operations to better the security situation in the country. General Ajose said on Tuesday when he received on courtesy call the Executives of the […]

Edo State Government Commissions College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Iguoriakhi

Ovia South-West LGA, Edo State – In a landmark event, the Edo State Government today commissioned the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Iguoriakhi, located in Ovia South-West Local Government Area. The institution, hailed as a “historic milestone” for Edo State, is set to provide world-class agricultural training and research opportunities, particularly […]

Wamakko thanks Tinubu for four gifts to Sokoto State

Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC-Sokoto)

By launching the 1000 km Illela to Badagry highway project, initiating the livestock reform program, creating the Federal Ministry of Regional Integration and appointing two ministers from Sokoto State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has brought much joy to the people of the state for which they are immensely grateful, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto […]