Gammun Sensitises Gyadi Gyadi Community as Kano Steps Up Fight Against Hypertension. By Aishat J.Ahmad Gammun Centre for Care Development Nigeria has conducted an advocacy and sensitization visit to Gyadi Gyadi Babban Layi community in Kano State as part of ongoing efforts to support the state government’s drive to reduce the burden of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to the minimum level. The visit, which involved monitoring interactions with hypertension support groups, was aimed at educating community members on prevention, early detection, treatment and control of hypertension, in line with Kano State’s NCD response strategy. Speaking during the engagement,…
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’Yan sanda sun cafke masu hannu a kisan uwa da ’ya’yanta shida a Dorayi, Kano Daga Wakilinmu Aisha J.Ahmad Rundunar ’Yan Sanda ta Jihar Kano ta cafke mutane uku da ake zargi su ne wadanda sukai kisan wata matar aure da ’ya’yanta shida a unguwar Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano. An ce cafke su ya biyo bayan umarnin Sufeto Janar na ’Yan Sanda, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, tare da amfani da sahihan bayanan sirri, karkashin jagorancin Kwamishinan ’Yan Sanda na jihar, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori. A cewar sanarwar da kakakin rundunar, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, ya fitar a ranar Lahadi, an kama…
Kano Emirate Council Hosts 2026 Northern Nigeria Peace Campaign Delegation By Ayeeshat J. Ahmad The Kano Emirate Council has received a delegation of the 2026 Northern Nigeria Peace Campaign to discuss collaboration on peacebuilding and community resilience across Northern Nigeria. The delegation, led by Global Peace Ambassador Zubairu Dalhatu Malami, was received on Saturday at the residence of the Magajin Garin Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Nasiru Wada. Briefing the Emirate Council, Malami said the campaign aims to address insecurity, youth vulnerability and rising social tensions through mass awareness, community mobilisation, and empowerment of youths and women. He added that the initiative…
Zulum Served Southern Borno in Five Days of Impactful Governance Governor Babagana Umara Zulum last week embarked on a five-day working visit across parts of the Southern Borno Senatorial Zone, delivering projects and interventions aimed at fast-tracking post-insurgency recovery and improving the lives of residents. Between January 5 and 9, the governor toured Bayo, Kwaya-Kusar, Shani, Hawul and Biu local government areas, where he commissioned schools, inspected healthcare facilities, empowered women and youths, and approved financial and employment support for vulnerable groups. In Bayo Local Government Area, Zulum became the first sitting governor to spend a night in the remote…
APC Party membership E-Registration Exercise: Zamfara Executives Accused of Favoritism . By Musa Garba Ibrahim, Kaduna A controversy has erupted in Zamfara State over the ongoing membership e-registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with allegations of exclusion and marginalization of certain factions within the party. The leader of the Wamban Shinkafi Democratic Front, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has written to the National Chairman of the APC, alleging that the state chapter of the party has directed local government chairmen and ward chairmen to exclude his supporters from the e-registration exercise. In a letter dated January 12, 2026, Shinkafi…
CHRICED Recruits Citizen Monitors to Assess PHC Readiness in Gwale and kumbotso LGA The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has recruited and trained 40 citizen monitors to assess the readiness of 50 Primary Healthcare Centers in Gwale and Kumbotso Local Government Areas of Kano State. Speaking at the workshop, the Executive Director of CHRICED, Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, who was represented by Mr Omoniyi Adewoye Senior Program Officer Chriced, said maternal mortality occurs largely in PHCs, making facility readiness assessment critical. “About 80 per cent of maternal and child health deliveries take place in PHCs. That…
UPDATE:Kaduna Property Developer Retracts Allegations Against KADGIS DG By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna A property developer, Malam Hassan Umar Isah, has retracted his allegations against the Director General of Kaduna State Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Dr. Bashir Garba Ibrahim, over the alleged seizure of his N150 million farmland. Isah had accused Dr. Ibrahim of using his office to seize the land, covering 3.908 hectares in Unguwan Kudu, Unguwan Rimi, Kaduna North Local Government Area, which he purchased for N150 million on February 26, 2025. CHRICED Warns Nigeria at Crossroads, Says 2025 Worsened Hardship and Democratic Decline Ooni Lauds Zulum’s Transformative Work…
After Kwankwaso, Obasanjo, Peter Obi’s Meeting, Tinubu ‘Halts’ Governor Yusuf’s Defection To APC Fresh facts have emerged on why the planned defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was postponed, despite earlier arrangements for the move. According to Daily Nigerian, Yusuf had last Friday concluded plans to announce his defection to the APC on Monday. Before the postponement, the APC national headquarters had reportedly made arrangements for the governor to be the first person to be registered in Kano State under the party’s new online registration drive. According to the plan,…
Ooni Lauds Zulum’s Transformative Work in Borno By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (CFR) Ojaja II, has hailed Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulu, as a true reformer and beacon of transformative leadership. The monarch made this commendation during a private meeting with Governor Zulum at the Government House in Maiduguri, where he attended the combined convocation ceremony of Kashim Ibrahim University. Borno belong to APC, Zulum affirms party supremacy, says we are for Tinubu CHRICED Warns Nigeria at Crossroads, Says 2025 Worsened Hardship and Democratic Decline Oba Ogunwusi expressed…
CHRICED Warns Nigeria at Crossroads, Says 2025 Worsened Hardship and Democratic Decline The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has warned that Nigeria is at a critical crossroads following widespread hardship and governance failures recorded in 2025. Speaking at an end-of-year media briefing in Abuja on Saturday, January 3, 2026, CHRICED Executive Director, Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, described 2025 as a year that deepened poverty, insecurity, and democratic decline. He said Nigerians entered 2025 with hope that leaders would govern with empathy and accountability, but were instead confronted with rising inflation, unemployment, and a severe cost-of-living crisis.…