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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Sokoto State House of Assembly has adopted a motion calling on the state government to establish a primary school in Sarkin Adar area of Kofar Atiku Ward in Sokoto South Local Government Area of the North-West state. The motion was presented by Hon. Aminu Garba Gidado, member representing Sokoto South II constituency, and seconded by Hon. Mustapha Abdullahi, who represents Sokoto South I. Elaborating on the motion, Hon. Gidado noted that the absence of a primary school in the area has forced parents to enroll their children in schools outside the community, causing undue hardship and…

By our reporter Northern elder and chieftain of opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has sounded alarm bells of a possible "civil war" in the country should a particular retired Judge of the Court of Appeal be appointed Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to oversee the critical 2027 general elections. The 2027 elections will see President Bola Tinubu most likely run for re-election even as a rainbow coalition of political heavyweights from across the country,is ranged against him, to unseat him from Aso Rock, the seat of power, amidst accusations of non-performance, hunger in the land,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi ‎Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has made fresh appointments into various offices and as well as constituted statutory boards for some commissions in the State --in a bid to reinvigorate governance.‎A statement by Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, said the appointments are with immediate effect.‎‎The statement named Linda Ene Agada as Special Adviser to the Governor on MSMEs/Microfinance; Hon. James Tor, Special Adviser on Politics, Mobilisation & Special Duties; Dr. Shadrach Ukuma, Director-General, Arts, Culture & Tourism; and Tivlumun Bulya, Personal Assistant (PA) on Benue State House of Assembly Matters.‎‎Other appointments, as…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Muck-raking newspaper publisher, activist and presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has replied the Department of State Services (DSS) over the latter's letter giving him one week to delete an alleged malicious social media post against President Bola Tinubu. The specific post accused Tinubu of lying during his recent Brazil tour that his (Tinubu's) administration had eliminated corruption in Nigeria, an assertion which made Sowore in a tweet on X to call the president names. Apparently peeved, DSS wrote to the US headquarters of X.com, which is owned by Elon Musk, requesting it to…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Police Command said it arrested 5,176 suspects for various offences in the last six months. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mamman Bitrus Giwa, who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday, said that the achievements were as a result of what he described as "proactive policing" adopted by the Command. Giwa, who was reviewing the Command's crime fighting efforts within the period, said that "our proactive approach has yielded impressive results in combating serious crimes across the state. Within the six months review period, we arrested 5,176 suspects for various offences." The police boss stated…