Author: Aminu Imam

Insecurity: Kaduna Govt. reopens 162 schools, 222 health centres

Aminu Imam
Kaduna Govt. on schools2

…500,000 hectares of land recovered in Birnin-Gwari Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says his administration has recorded significant progress in tackling insecurity, with the reopening of 162 previously shut schools and 222 primary healthcare centres across the state. Speaking during an interview on a television programme at the weekend, the Governor said the state’s security strategy, built on both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, has restored normalcy in several troubled local government areas, particularly Birnin-Gwari. Sani noted that when his administration assumed office in 2023, insecurity in Kaduna was severe…

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“Our debts alarming, we must stop reckless borrowing” – H’Reps Speaker, Abbas 

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H'Reps Speaker, Abbas

Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, warning that it has crossed the country’s statutory threshold, and now threatens fiscal sustainability. Speaking yesterday at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) at the National Assembly, Abuja, Abbas said Nigeria’s debt had reached “a critical point”, and called for urgent reforms in borrowing practices and oversight. “As at the first quarter of 2025, Nigeria’s total public debt stood…

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CAN reacts, as Niger Gov. introduces licence for preachers 

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CAN reacts Niger

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, said it will not take legal action against the state government over the introduction of a licence for preaching. The state’s Bureau for Religious Affairs had recently introduced a ‘Da’awah Registration Form and Certification Process’ for preachers, sparking reports that the state government had banned religious preaching. However, CAN’s spokesman, Daniel Atori, said, in a statement on Sunday, that the directive did not affect Christian clerics, and therefore would not warrant a lawsuit. “The Christian Association of Nigeria, Niger state chapter,…

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INEC reveals authentic SDP Nat’l executives

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INEC on SDP

…Sends message to Police The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has recognised the Shehu Musa Gabam-led National Working Committee (NWC) as the authentic leadership of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP). This was contained in a letter addressed to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, which had requested the names of the party’s legitimate officials to help address the protracted leadership tussle within the SDP. The correspondence, signed by the Commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, confirmed Gabam as National Chairman and Dr. Olu Agunloye as National Secretary, alongside other officers elected…

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“Obi won’t get our party ticket in 2027” – Labour Party 

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Labour Party on Obi

The Labour Party (LP)’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has said that former presidential candidate Peter Obi will not secure the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections. Arabambi made this statement yesterday, during an interview on a television programme, where he stated that the LP could survive and thrive without Obi. According to him, the political momentum the party gained in 2023 was largely driven by the #EndSARS movement and widespread public dissatisfaction with the past Buhari administration, not Obi’s personal influence. “We are going to do our 2027…

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NGO drags el-Rufa’i to EFCC over alleged ₦10bn school feeding scam, ₦4.5bn farmers’ fund missing, $6m vanished loan vanished

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NGO drags el Rufa'i to EFCC2

…Warns EFCC of legal action if probe is ignored A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Transparency Honesty Disclosure Trust (THDT), has filed a public interest petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding the probe of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, over what it described as “massive corruption, mismanagement, and reckless looting of public funds” during his 8-year tenure. In the petition, dated September 8, 2025, THDT cited the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s June 6, 2024 report, which it said exposed procurement frauds, inflated contracts, diversion of billions,…

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Strike imminent today, as NUPENG, Tanker Drivers split over Ɗangote Refinery

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NLC strike imminent

…NLC urges Tinubu to step in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has been thrown into turmoil, as a bitter labour dispute pits the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against both the Ɗangote Group and its own Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch, raising fears of nationwide fuel scarcity. NUPENG insists it will shut down petroleum product lifting across the country as from today Monday, in protest against what it calls Ɗangote Refinery’s “anti-union practices, monopolistic agenda and indecent industrial relations”. Its leaders accuse the Ɗangote Group of…

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Court clears Jonathan to contest 2027 Presidency

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Jonathan2027

…Says he’s free to run A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot be barred from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Dashen held that Section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which limits how many times a person sworn-in to complete another’s term can later seek election, took effect in 2018 – three years after Jonathan left office. The suit, filed by two APC members, argued Jonathan was ineligible; but both APC and INEC failed to oppose his…

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“Poverty, unemployment fueling North’s insecurity” – Gov. Sani

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Uba Sani Kaduna Governor scaled

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has identified poverty, unemployment, lack of schools, hospitals, and commerce in rural areas as root causes of crime, insisting that leaders must take responsibility.  The governor gave the caution at the public presentation of a book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, which was translated by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalo Jalingo into Arabic. He also advised the opposition to stop politicising the issue of insecurity by claiming that bandits can be carpet-bombed out of existence or submit.  Governor Sani represented…

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Katsina LGA signs peace accord with bandits 

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Katsina LGA signs peace accord

Following the peace agreement in Jibia local government area of Katsina state, bandits terrorising the communities have now resorted to protecting the residents from external attacks. A resident of Magama community, Abubakar Mohammad, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen yesterday, expressed appreciation for the relative peace being enjoyed in the area. Narrating how peace returned to their communities, Mohammad recalled that about six months ago, there was a peace agreement with the bandits. The resident observed that since then, they have not recorded any case of bandits’ attack…

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