Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of sidelining northern Nigeria in the distribution of national resources and infrastructure development. Speaking at the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the 2025 Constitutional Amendment on Thursday, July 24, Kwankwaso decried what he described…
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of weaponizing state institutions to suppress political opposition and undermine Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Kano, Lamido claimed that agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were being used to silence dissent and coerce…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, July 23, confirmed the arrest of suspects involved in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped in Yenagoa on June 21, 2025, and held captive for 12 days before being rescued through a coordinated operation by security…
Eleven people abducted by bandits from Jaibaba village in Turba Ward, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, have been successfully rescued by security operatives. The victims—comprising seven women, three babies, and a teenage boy—were freed from captivity in a forest located in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025,…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 22, condemned the recent U.S. government decision to shorten the validity of non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerian citizens, calling the move unfair, damaging to bilateral relations, and harmful to millions of law-abiding Nigerians. Under a motion of urgent public importance, Hon. Muhammad Muktar and co-sponsors urged the U.S.…
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service successfully rescued a 56-year-old man trapped in a deep well in the Ikotun-Igando area. Senior Public Affairs Officer Maria Fadairo disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, that the incident may have been caused by negligence. The Ejigbo Station of the Fire Service received a distress…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to two promoters of the collapsed investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), each set at N10 million. Justice Mohammed Umar ruled in favor of Awerosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, admitting them to bail with two sureties each in the same amount. The judge ordered that the…
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for harsher penalties for perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Kano State, emphasizing that no true Muslim would ever beat his wife. He highlighted the alarming rise in cases of men assaulting and raping women across the state and stressed the crucial role Islamic clerics and…
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has confiscated and destroyed alcohol valued at N5.8 million in Kazaure Local Government Area. The state Hisbah Commander, Ibrahim Dahiru, revealed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Monday, July 21, 2025. He explained that the operation, led by Kazaure Chairman Alhaji Mansur Dabuwa, involved…
Nigerian Islamic cleric and counselor Bello Muhammed Tahir (BMT) has strongly criticized Muslim first wives who perceive potential second wives as “husband snatchers,” calling such views “sickening and unacceptable.” In a Facebook post on Monday, July 21, the cleric emphasized that being a first wife does not grant ownership over a husband. “It is sickening…
