Kubarachi Bridge Nears Completion as KNSG Intensifies Project Monitoring
KHADIJAH ALIYU The reconstruction of the collapsed Kubarachi Bridge has recorded progress, with the Kano State Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation (MPPPME), Nura Ma’aji conducting an extensive on-site assessment of the ongoing bridge reconstruction and the 15-kilometre Kura–Kubarachi–Madobi road upgrade project in Kura LGA. The Kubarachi Bridge project, regarded as one of the most important rural infrastructure...
Police Commences Strict Enforcement Against Covered Number Plates
Aliyu Muraki Lafia. The Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced a comprehensive enforcement exercise against the use of covered number plates, defaced registration numbers, and vehicles operating without valid registration plates across the state. A statement issued to newsmen by command police public relation officer SP Ramhan Nansel, said the command has observed with concern the growing practice by some motorists...
Abubakar retires as Baffa takes over malam madori Dags
Hassan Turaki. Malam Madori Local Government Area has a new Director of Administration and General Services, DAGS, following a handover ceremony held on Tuesday, June 17, 2026. Baffa Muhammad Sarawa officially took over from the outgoing DAGS, Abubakar Alhassan, who retired after 35 years in service. The transfer was ordered by the Jigawa State Local Government Service Commission.In his farewell address,...
Gwiwa LGA holds annual sanitation to prevent flooding
Hassan Turaki. The Jigawa State Government has conducted its annual environmental sanitation exercise in Gwiwa Local Government Area to clear drainages and prevent flooding. The exercise, held on Tuesday, June 17, 2026 in Gwiwa town, was part of initiatives by Governor Umar A. Namadi, Danmodi, to promote cleanliness and protect the environment.Chairman of the Central Committee, Abdulmuminu Jammaje, led the exercise. ...
NUJ SUMMIT: National president Yahaya calls for Media-Security Partnership
Hassan Turaki. The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya, has called on the media and security agencies to build mutual trust and professionalism to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Yahya made the call on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja ahead of the NUJ National Security Summit themed: “Media and Security Agencies as Partners in Nation...
Rano Emirate: Storm Destroys 147 Houses, Granaries in Sarari…
Hassan Turaki. A violent windstorm has destroyed 147 houses, sleeping rooms, and granaries in Sarari community, Durba District of Kibiya Local Government Area, Kano State. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, following heavy rainfall accompanied by a strong wind, according to a report presented to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Dr. Muhammad Isa Umaru, by the District Head of...
APC Will Win Gov’ship Election In Nasarawa – Dr. Aliyu Bello
Aliyu Umar Muraki. The All Progressives Congress, APC, says burning of brooms by some aggrieved members of the party will never affect the chances of the party and the grassroots support ahead of the 2027 general elections in nasarawa state. The state party chairman of the APC Dr. Aliyu Bello disclosed this in his reaction following the recent rally and burning...
Appeal court suspend judgment of registering ADC and others…
Hassan Turaki. Appeal Court suspends execution of judgement deregistering ADC, othersThe Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered immediate stay of execution for the judgment of the Federal High Court directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other parties. The court ordered INEC not to proceed with the deregistration pending the determination of...
DEDA Commends Jigawa Govt on Dutse Master Plan 2050 Review, Seeks Stronger security
By Hassan Turaki. The Dutse Emirate Development Association (DEDA) has commended the Jigawa State Government for initiating a review of the Dutse Master Plan 2050 and setting up a high-level committee to harmonize stakeholder inputs for the capital’s future development. In a press statement signed by its PRO II, Muhammad Musbahu Basirka, DEDA described the move under Governor Malam...
Kano Speaker Felicitates Muslims on Islamic New Year
KHADIJAH ALIYU The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Islamic New Year, 1448 AH. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, the Speaker described the Islamic New Year as a period for reflection, forgiveness, gratitude, and renewed commitment to...
