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[ad_1] Abdullahi and Hafsatu Ganduje Foundation has donated N10 million to Dr Mahmud Muhammad, a medical doctor working with Uthman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto who has been suffering from eye ailment and faces the threat of total blindness.Speaking during the handing over of the cash assistance, the acting DG of the Foundation, Dr Abubakar Isah Bakori, stated that the donation became necessary to save the young and promising medical doctor from total blindness. “The active medical doctor has been taking care of other patients, and as fate will have it, he is now also urgently in need of…

[ad_1] The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said almost all inmates in the country are now captured in the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database.The Service said 74 per cent of the inmates, representing 59,786 of the 80,879 inmates, have been captured in the database of NIMC. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Deputy Comptroller of Corrections, Umar Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said this was made possible by the collaboration between NIMC and the Service.SPONSOR AD Abubakar dismissed reports that the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise had yet to commence in all custodial…

[ad_1] The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and top officials of the federal government to stop staging early campaigns for the President’s re-election bid and focus on tackling the avalanche of challenges bedeviling the country including hunger and terrorism.This was contained in a  statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba to felicitate with the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The ACF expressed worry over the escalating insecurity, high cost of living, crises in the energy, health and education sectors, weak Nigerian currency and high food prices among other…

[ad_1] Many have often wondered how Malam Ahmadu got the surname Coomassie, which was distinctly alien to Katsina. When Western education arrived in the North, in the early 1900s, students were registered mononymously, with only their first names. Later, towns of origin were added as their surnames, reflecting the Hausa culture of avoiding direct reference to their parents’ names. That can explain why, during that period, we had notable figures with names such as Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Aminu Kano, Isa Kaita, Ahmadu Kurfi, Musa Yar’Adua, and others like them.When Ahmadu returned from Kumasi to the Emir of Katsina’s household in…

[ad_1] Once again, the head of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdelrahamane Tchiani, has accused Nigeria of being used by France and the United States to destabilise his country and topple his government.He made the allegation in an interview with the country’s national television in which he discussed issues pertaining to the developments in his country since overthrowing the civilian government of President Mohammed Bazoum on July 16, 2023. As usual, the interview focused mainly on his unconvincing justification for the illegal and unconstitutional action in seizing power from Bazoum who is still being held in detention against…

[ad_1] Eid has come and gone gain. But this time for us, it is less noisy, softer, almost as if life is reminding us that tragedy and happiness walk together.We lost an aunt just a few days ago. A woman fondly called Oni by those closest to her. It came without warning, suddenly. One minute she was here chatting, laughing, making plans, and the next, she was gone. Her passing created a silence that words still struggle to fill. And now, midway through the Eid season, as the food was being shared and the visits were underway between homes and…

[ad_1] In a constitutional democracy where traditions and modern governance must harmonise, the 2020 succession crisis in Zazzau Emirate stands as a devastating example of how political power can hijack heritage. With the recent petition by the deposed Wazirin Zazzau, Ibrahim Aminu, now before the Kaduna State House of Assembly—a matter pending before the Supreme Court—it is imperative that legislative bodies across the federation take note. What is at stake is not merely the fate of a royal stool, but the soul of our traditional institutions, which have become vulnerable to the reckless ambitions of transient political actors.Following the death…

[ad_1] With campaign restrictions lifted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties and their candidates have intensified scheming ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State. The electoral body had last week, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said, “In line with the provision of Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, political parties are now at liberty to start their electioneering campaigns in public from Wednesday, 11th June 2025 and end at midnight on Thursday, 6th November 2025.” The commission also announced…

[ad_1] From Abdullateef Aliyu , Peter Moses, Lagos & Baba Martins, Abuja  There are cracks in the South-west home base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, months to the formal commencement of activities leading to the 2027 general elections.SPONSOR AD The South-west being the president’s natal base where he cut his political teeth to become one of the most influential political leaders in the country is regarded as his turf and linchpin for 2027.Recent happenings in the zone have, however, shown that the cohesion in the president’s base is being threatened by many issues in no less than three states in…

 No fewer than seven Nigerian pilgrims have died during the ongoing 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following various health complications, PLATFORM TIMES has learnt. The deaths, mostly involving elderly pilgrims, occurred at different stages of the spiritual exercise, which ended on Sunday after the symbolic stoning of the devil at Jamarat and the departure of pilgrims from Mina to their hotels. The Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, draws millions of Muslims to the holy land annually. However, not every pilgrim returns home alive, with health challenges—particularly among the aged—often leading to fatalities. Among…