THE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has allayed fears over recent reports of anti-Nigerian sentiments and protests in Ghana, urging Nigerians at home and abroad to remain calm. Speaking during a joint press briefing with Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Ablakwa, in Accra on Wednesday, Odumegwu-Ojukwu assured that there was “no cause for alarm,” noting that viral videos circulating on social media did not reflect the actual situation on the ground. The visit comes in the wake of public anxiety triggered by widely shared footage of protests allegedly calling for the deportation of Nigerians…
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NORTHWEST University, Kano, on Saturday conferred honorary doctorate degrees on five distinguished Nigerians for their outstanding contributions to education, entrepreneurship, and national development. The event, held during the institution’s second combined convocation ceremony, drew together academics, political leaders, traditional rulers, parents, and students in a celebration of excellence, leadership, and service. Former Kano State Governor and presidential candidate, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE, received an Honorary Doctor of Education (Honoris Causa) in recognition of his foundational role in establishing the university and spearheading major educational reforms across the state. His administration was noted for building hundreds of secondary schools, vocational…
GOVERNOR Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has revealed that he personally funded parts of the construction at Northwest University during his time as Commissioner of Works under the administration of Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso. Speaking during the Second Combined Convocation Ceremony of the university, Governor Yusuf described the event as a deeply personal moment and a powerful symbol of sacrifice and commitment to educational development in Kano. “Because of my zeal to make sure Northwest University comes into existence, I used my personal money to build some parts of the university,” he said. “I didn’t want construction to stop.…
A FEDERAL High Court in Kano has sentenced popular TikToker in the state, Abubakar Ibrahim, popularly known as G-Fresh, to five months in prison for Naira abuse. The presiding judge, Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu, delivered the judgement following the TikToker’s arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After the charges were read, G-Fresh pleaded guilty. The court then sentenced him to five months imprisonment with an option of paying a fine of ₦200,000. He was found guilty of spraying bundles of N1,000 notes at a shop opening celebration of another TikTok diva, Rahama Sa’idu, in Tarauni area of…
IN a world where digital literacy is increasingly becoming a lifeline to economic opportunity, one young woman in Northern Nigeria is breaking barriers and lighting the path for others to follow. Khadija Suleiman Jebu, a passionate youth development advocate, social impact leader, and alumna of the prestigious YES (Youth Exchange and Study) Program, has once again demonstrated the power of grassroots change. With unwavering dedication and vision, she led the Tech Skill-Up Project, a transformative initiative aimed at equipping underserved young people in Kano with the digital skills necessary for success in today’s technology-driven workforce. The two-week intensive training was…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Kano. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Oyewale said that the suspects were arrested on Monday opposite Bayero University Kano (BUK) New Site, Kano. According to him, their arrest was sequel to actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in cybercrime activities. ”All suspects apprehended are confirmed to be undergraduate students of BUK. ”Items recovered during the operation include, mobile phones, laptops, internet routers and one Honda Accord car,” he said. He said that the arrest…
THE Senate on Tuesday said the Federal Government was preparing to clear the outstanding N81bn owed as backlog of N-Power allowances in 2022 and 2023. This development followed a meeting convened by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, who brokered dialogue between the Federal Government, representatives of the aggrieved N-Power beneficiaries, and their counsel, Abba Hikima. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting, Barau disclosed that the discussions were fruitful and had led to an understanding that payment arrangements were already underway. “The beneficiaries came here to the Senate to seek my intervention. I called the minister, and…
A KANO renowned politician and Adon Garin Kasar Hausa, Hon. Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’oji, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for attending burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Hon, Ja’oji in a special thank you message, said the presence of President Tinubu at the burial of the late president is a great honor to the family, the people of Daura, Katsina state and the north. “President Tinubu has done a great honor to the family of the late president and the entire northern Nigeria. We really appreciate the president.” “Not only attending his burial, the president also named the famous…
THE trial of Halima Buba, Managing Director of SunTrust Bank, and the bank’s Executive Director, Innocent Mbagwu, accused of laundering $12m, began on Thursday, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness told the court how the two top bank executives allegedly facilitated a cash-for-transfer foreign exchange swap totalling $12m for a businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, within just 10 days without channelling the funds through the formal banking system. The EFCC had, on June 13, 2025, arraigned Buba and Mbagwu on a six-count charge bordering on money laundering in contravention of…
TIKTOK has removed more than 3.6 million videos from the platform in Nigeria between January and March 2025, a 50 percent increase in removals over the previous quarter, for violating its Community Guidelines. It stated that this is a demonstration of its ongoing commitment to user safety as it revealed these figures in TikTok’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, underscoring the platform’s priority of creating a safe, respectful and trustworthy digital environment. The report stated that with a proactive detection rate of 98.4 percent which is content removed before it was reported to TikTok and 92.1 percent of videos…
FORMER Kano State Governor and Ex-Senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has joined the growing list of national figures mourning the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a man who consistently placed the interests of the Nigerian people above all else. In a personally signed condolence statement issued on Tuesday, Shekarau said he received the news of the former president’s death with profound sorrow and total submission to the will of Allah. “It is with deep grief that I received the sad news of the passing away of His Excellency, former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,” Shekarau began.…
A FORMER National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been inaugurated as the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Gbenga Saka, the Special Adviser on Digital Media to the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, posted a video of the inauguration on his X handle. In January, Tinubu appointed him as the FAAN Board Chair. The ceremony, which was held in Abuja on Wednesday, came weeks after Ganduje resigned as the National Chairman of the APC. According to the APC, Ganduje resigned owing to personal reasons. “His resignation, which…
THE National Examinations Council on Wednesday announced the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination results. A total of 179,201 candidates registered for the examination in 12 subjects, according to a statement by Azeez Sani, the Acting Director of Public Affairs of the examination body. The examination, which commenced on May 12, 2025, was concluded on May 23, 2025. “The results of the examination were released following the successful conclusion of the 2025 BECE Award Committee Meeting held at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna. “During the meeting, the chairperson of the Award Committee, Dr. (Mrs) Folake David, Director, Basic…
MORE branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have announced the suspension of services following the delay in payment of salaries. Recall that the national president of ASUU, Prof Chris Piwuna, in an earlier interview with this newspaper, said the union would invoke the no-pay-no-work policy on the Federal Government should there be any form of delay in payment of June 2025 salaries. So far, academics across various tertiary institutions have not been paid. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, in a statement released on Sunday night, also threatened to embark on strike should the government fail to release…
NO fewer than 21 people lost their lives in a road crash that occurred along the Zaria–Kano highway on Sunday morning. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the accident, which took place around 8:23 a.m. at Kasuwar Dogo in the Dakatsalle area, involved a DAF trailer with registration number GWL 422 ZE and a Toyota Hummer bus with registration number KMC 171 YM. According to the the Kano State Sector Command of the FRSC, preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the Hummer bus violated traffic rules by driving against the flow of traffic, resulting in a devastating…
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened a nationwide mass action over the deepening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and coordinated attacks on workers’ rights. It warned that Nigerian workers will no longer sit idly by while the nation’s economy and democracy crumble. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held over the weekend at the 12th June Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the NLC stated that the hardship faced by workers and the poor has reached intolerable levels, and immediate action must be taken to avert a national breakdown. More details shortly…
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the six area council chairmen will meet with the joint unions labour leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), and National Association of Nurses And Health Workers (NANAW) in Abuja, on Thursday, over lingering strike due to the non-payment of their members arrears and other entitlement. A member of the executive of union, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the meeting while speaking with our reporter through telephone on Tuesday. He said a letter from the minister’s office was conveyed to each of the…
KWARA State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has sued a politician and businessman, Moshood Mustapha; and his brother, Bolakale Mustapha, over alleged disturbance of public peace, false declaration, and uploading of an online video that could incite the public against the governor. The two men were arraigned before Justice Muhammed Abdulgafar at the State High Court on Monday. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the five counts levelled against them in the video the governor said could caused public incitement against him and the government. They were granted bail in the sum of five million naira, while the case was…
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced Saturday, 28th June 2025, as the date for the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up examination. In a statement released by JAMB’s Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, “the Board disclosed that a total of 96,838 candidates would be participating in the mop-up exercise. “These include 5,096 spill-over candidates, those who experienced biometric verification failures during the main UTME, and 91,742 candidates who were absent during the main and resit examinations.” The Board encouraged the printing of notification slips from Monday, 23rd June 2025, to prepare for…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the notice submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its upcoming 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, citing a violation of procedural guidelines. In a letter dated 13 June 2025 and addressed to the party’s national chairman, the Commission noted that the notification did not comply with the provisions of the 2022 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties. INEC specifically referenced Part 2(12)3, which mandates that “the National Chairman and National Secretary of the Party shall jointly sign the notice of convention, congress, conference or meeting and submit same to the…