PERSPECTIVE – They sell the needy for a pair of shoes
By Owei Lakemfa I woke up at the weekend to a letter by Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai of the Bayero University, Kano. He had on February 25, 2023 performed a civic duty as the Independent…
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Okowa mourns Dominic Oneya
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed sadness over the death of former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Brig.-Gen. Dominic Oneya (retd). Oneya, who hails from Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government…
Ex Rep Lawan Farouk goes to jail for taking bribe
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has sentenced Farouk Lawan, former chairman of the federal house of representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy, to seven years imprisonment over the…
Police nabs Kano Hisbah commander with married woman in downtown hotel
• The unidentified commander is said to be in charge of arresting beggars and prostitutes in Kano metro area. A senior official with Kano Hisbah has been arrested in the northern commercial hub after being…
DISCOURSE -Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When? (Full Text Of Prof. Jega’s lecture)
Prof Jega. By Professor Attahiru M. Jega Introduction Federalism is the principle, some would say a conceptual or institutional framework, which defines “the division of authority among national and subnational governments” in a given country…
Blasphemy: Court frees 13-year-old, orders retrial of musician sentenced to death
The court sets aside the 10 years imprisonment passed on Farouq and declared the entire Upper Sharia Court’s judgment a nullity. The appellate division of Kano State High Court on Thursday set aside the10 years…
OPINION – Candid assessment of Emir Sanusi
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, deposed Emir of Kano. By Professor Farooq Kperogi … But Sanusi isn’t nearly the victim he has been cracked up to be by his admirers and defenders. First, he rode to the…
Buhari behind dethronement of Emir Sanusi , says Kwankwaso
Prsident Muhammadu Buhari, right and the deposed Emir of kano, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido II March 11, 2020 Nasir Ibrahim A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of masterminding the…
Media Rights Agenda calls on Kano State to abolish Committee on Media Conduct
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. Lagos, Thursday, January 16, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today, Wednesday called on the Kano State Government to discontinue its move to establish a committee to address alleged professional…
48% Kano children require nutritional diets, says Committee
By Abbas Bamalli Dr Dayyabu Muhammad, member of the Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health Development (KECCHD) says 48 per cent of children still requires nutritional food in Kano State. Muhammad said this at a…