A Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million in damages for the violation of the fundamental human rights of Adara elders unlawfully detained in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the ruling on Tuesday in a case brought by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight…
… vows expanded access and innovation The newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Hon. Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani, has pledged to strengthen access to agricultural insurance, particularly in rural and underserved communities. Danfulani, also known as the Turakin Zamfara, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja…
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Kano/Jigawa command has handed over 491,000 seized tramadol hydrochloride tablets, valued at over ₦150 million, to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano. This consignment of the prohibited opioid was intercepted along the Gumel-Birniwa route in Jigawa, cleverly concealed within a dark-tinted Lexus 450 SUV,…
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano Local Government Headquarters in Kano State has died from injuries sustained during an attack by a mob on Sunday, 25th May 2025. The mob, which was allegedly protesting the death of a local man in police custody, also damaged several vehicles during the chaos. The officer, identified as…
The Zamfara Good Governance (ZGG) group has expressed growing frustration with Governor Dauda Lawal, accusing him of failing to deliver on campaign promises to tackle banditry. In a statement on Monday, ZGG convener Dr Kabir Ibrahim Zurmi claimed that Lawal exploited security concerns during his election campaign, misleading voters with unfeasible promises. “He promised to…
Saudi Arabia has halted the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from undertaking the 2025 Hajj, and has deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post shared on Monday, 26 May 2025, on his Facebook page. He mentioned that the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country…
The National Assembly has indicated that the harmonised tax reform bills could be approved as soon as Tuesday, after addressing contentious clauses within the proposed legislation. James Faleke, the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, confirmed this information in a post on his official X (previously Twitter) account on Sunday. Faleke, who heads the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed telecommunications providers to promptly inform consumers about significant service outages affecting their networks via various media outlets. In a statement released on Sunday, the NCC detailed that operators are required to disclose information regarding the reasons for the outage, the areas impacted, and the estimated duration of the…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has intervened to assist a couple and several others following an incident involving a drunken bus driver who collided with a streetlight. In a statement released on Sunday, LASTMA’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, detailed the situation, which occurred in the Alausa area of Ikeja, Lagos. According to the…
Petrol retailers, represented by the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), have urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to honour the 30-day repair commitment for the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). This request follows an announcement from NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, regarding an impending maintenance shutdown. Soneye…
