Electricity consumers in several parts of Sokoto State are mobilising for a massive protest over what they described as persistent poor electricity supply and unfair billing by the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO). The aggrieved residents said they have endured months of irregular power supply while still receiving estimated...
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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a public health advisory warning of an increased risk of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country, identifying 11 states as high-risk areas. In a notice shared on its official X handle, the agency described meningitis as a dangerous infection that affects...
Whistleblowing policy of the Federal Government, launched in December 2016 under the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has so far helped Nigeria to recover over ₦800 billion in looted public funds. This disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, during a one-day...
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal high court Abuja, on Tuesday struck out an ex-parte motion filed by the convicted leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto correctional facility. The legal representative of Kanu, Demdoo Asan, a senior legal officer at...
Worried by the ever-growing insecurity in the country, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Associate Professor Jabir Maihula, has appealed to the Nigerian media to deny insurgents, terrorists and bandits the needed oxygen to thrive by deliberately shifting away from the free publicity given to their activities. Prof....
Kebbi State Government has announced February 11 to 14 as the official dates for the 2026 Argungu International Fishing Festival, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated cultural events. The disclosure was made by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera, shortly after an expanded meeting involving the State Festival Main...
The fragile peace enjoyed lately by villagers of Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District seems to be under severe threat as the feared bandit leader, Bello Turji has resurfaced with a threat to annihilate those that are not loyal to his authority. The...
In 2026, Nigerians will live life in a double reality. We will literally be dancing to two dissonant drumbeats. Some will find the gathering 2027 election campaign beats irresistible. On the contrary, the majority of the common folk, civil society groups and the non -political elite will cling to...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, in this interview with newsmen in Sokoto on the eve of his 60th birthday, reassured that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deeply concerned about the future of Nigeria. He also spoke on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a prominent politician, lawyer and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, on his 60th birthday. The President in congratulatory message by his spokesman, commended the years of service of the People’s Democratic Party Senator to the...
Reports circulating online that notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji was killed in a United States airstrike have been dismissed as false following a fact-check by security analyst Zagazola Makama’s verification platform. According to findings by Zagazola Makama Fact Check, Turji is alive and has relocated to Dubagale, an area...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. CSP...
Nigeria’s fight against terrorism received a fresh boost on Friday as the Federal Government confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally approved the recent airstrikes carried out by the United States against terrorist targets in the North-West. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this while speaking on...
Nigeria has confirmed that its ongoing security and intelligence partnership with the United States played a key role in recent precision airstrikes against terrorist targets in the North West, as authorities intensify efforts to curb violent extremism across the country. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that US President Donald J. Trump,...
Federal High Court in Abuja has cleared the way for the Federal Government to resume prosecution of a high-profile terrorism case involving suspects linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, in a move widely seen as a boost to the country’s anti-terrorism efforts. Justice Emeka Nwite, on Monday, granted...
National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has began the distribution of essential and emergency agricultural inputs to 2,000 onion farmers in Borno, Yobe, Sokoto and Kebbi states. The gesture which took place simultaneously was inline with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aims to cushion the burden...
BUA cement plc has given scholarship of N200, 000 each to 200 benefiting students from their business host states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara. According to BUA’s Director Admin and Corporate Affairs, Muhammed Sada, the idea of the scholarship which started since 2018-2019 was aimed at complimenting the efforts...
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a 25-year old man identified as Sufiyanu Aliyu of Gwanyal Village, Tangaza LGA, over alleged killing of his 15-year old wife, Suwaiba Abubakar Bawa. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the incident occurred...
Yes, Christians have the right to cry genocide. Every right, in fact. In all honesty, if the killings in Plateau, Benue, Owo, Yelwata and countless other communities dropping food, ammunition been the principal victims, were executed by a Christian militia against Muslims, would we still be searching for a...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday after hearing...