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Former Central Bank Governor and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation, declaring that the country is already in crisis with citizens coexisting with bandits and Boko Haram insurgents. Sanusi made the  remarks on Saturday at the 60th birthday celebration of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. “For all those who are saying we have to be careful before we get into a crisis, please wake up,” the Emir said. “We are living with bandits and Boko Haram; we are already there. We are already in crisis, it has already happened. The…

Daud Olatunji The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has handed a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and other key stakeholders to urgently address lingering welfare issues or face a crippling nationwide industrial action. This decisive move was announced in a communiqué issued at the close of NARD’s May Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) and Scientific Conference, held from May 26 to 31, 2025, at the Villa Hilton Hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. With the theme, “The Medical Profession: Policies, Politics, and Future Prospects,” the five-day event attracted eminent figures from Nigeria’s medical, legal, and traditional institutions. Dr. Philip…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered and dismantled a major drug trafficking syndicate allegedly sponsoring Hajj pilgrims to serve as cocaine couriers to Saudi Arabia, arresting three key members of the cartel in Kano. Spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the crackdown followed the arrest of two suspected drug mules, Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport during outward clearance for an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah on May 26. Babafemi disclosed that both suspects were intercepted during final screening after operatives received actionable…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has dismissed a trending video featuring his daughter, Jane Eddidiong Ufot, as a calculated attempt by political opponents to sow discord within his family and distract from his administration’s achievements. The governor reacted publicly to the video during the birthday celebration of former Deputy Governor, Obong Nsima Ekere, held in Uyo. The event had in attendance close family members, including Jane—who currently serves as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Safety, and Environment. In the viral clip recorded shortly after the death of Governor Eno’s wife, Patience Eno, Jane tearfully…

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a scathing criticism of the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu, describing the present leadership in Nigeria as being in the grip of “urban bandits.” El-Rufai made the remark during a public lecture titled “Weaponisation of Poverty as a Means of Underdevelopment: A Case Study of Nigeria”, held in Abuja to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi. Speaking at the event, El-Rufai lamented the state of the nation, warning that Nigeria is facing its “biggest trouble” since the 1914 amalgamation.…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has distributed 17 brand new 2025 model Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to chairmen of local government areas in the state, in what he described as a renewed commitment to strengthening grassroots governance. The event, held on Saturday in Benin City, saw the governor hand over the vehicles alongside Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa and other top state officials. In his remarks, Mr Okpebholo reiterated that his administration would not tamper with local government allocations, stressing that local councils are now fully empowered to steer development in their domains. “My administration will not interfere with council…

A former Minister of Transportation and two-time Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Tinubu, declaring that the President lacks the capacity to lead Nigeria. Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at an event to mark his 60th birthday in Abuja, said his decision not to support or vote for Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election was based on the latter’s perceived inability to govern effectively. “I told Tinubu in Yola, I will not support you; I will not work for you. I did not work for him; I did not vote for him.…

The Kano State Government has announced a compensation of ₦1 million to each of the families of 22 athletes who died in a tragic road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, disclosed this on Saturday during a condolence visit to the morgue at Nasarawa Hospital, where the bodies of most of the deceased athletes were deposited. Gwarzo, who spoke on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, described the incident as a painful tragedy for both the state and the nation. “This is a very sad day for Kano…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two suspects in Kano State over alleged possession of counterfeit foreign currency totaling $899,800. The suspects, Abubakar Hussaini, 42, and Sahabi Adamu, 53, were apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) along Maiduguri Road, Wudil, Kano State, before being handed over to the EFCC for further investigation. According to a statement released by the Kano Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency, the duo was traveling in a commercial Golf 3 Station Wagon en route to Kila village in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State when they…

Tragedy struck on Saturday as no fewer than 20 athletes from the Kano State contingent lost their lives in a fatal motor accident while returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games, held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The accident, which occurred at the Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, involved a bus conveying about 30 athletes. The vehicle reportedly plunged off the bridge, leading to multiple fatalities and injuries. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge, said, “As I am talking to you now, we have counted…