Month: July 2025

A non-governmental organisation in Kano State, Bridge Connect Africa Initiative (BCAI), has trained another set of 50 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors and those at risk to equip them with knowledge in recognising all forms of GBV and how to handle it. The participants, all women, were selected from across seven local government area of the […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 19 suspected cultists after engaging the them in a fierce gun duel in Abuja. The incident, which took place in Bakassi Yimitu Village in Apo-Waru axis of Abuja, saw a police man and a vigilante member shot during the operation, police said yesterday. The suspected cultists […]

Ibrahim Salihu Isa, a polio survivor, is the general manager of Alfijir Radio in Sokoto and the Internal Auditor of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto state council. In this interview with ADENIYI OLUGBEMI, he shares how he overcame physical challenges to build a successful career in journalism and inspire others through resilience and […]

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s running mate to Peter Gregory Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has every reason to feel concerned about the political exploits of his erstwhile comrade and principal. Reading the charts, the political realignments, and watching the hawks and kites hovering, he needs no crystal ball to see that the […]

Nigeria is a country of mindblowing contradictions, illogicalities, and absurdities. The situation is puzzling!  The country exports raw materials like crude oil and imports refined products like petroleum. We are selling the ingredients and buying the finished product. This paradox not only highlights issues with local refining capacity and infrastructure, but it also reflects in […]

Here we go again. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has packed his political bags once more, this time pitching his tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The man who has made party-hopping an art form is at it again, and predictably, Nigerians are having a field day with their criticisms. “Is it by force […]

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Esther Gambo, 19-year-old individual, for alleged abduction and murder of two seven-year-old girls from Unguwan Sarkin Yaki village in Toro local government area of the state. In a press statement in Bauchi yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said […]

A pro-Northern group, the Coordinated Arewa Youth Group, has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider appointing a minister for the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Ministry from the Northwest geo-political zone due to the large concentration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in the region. The call was made in a statement […]