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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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.…

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 KanSLAM, Pathfinder Organized Town Hall Meeting on Community-Led Advocacy for MNCH, Child Birth Spacing in Rimin Gado. By Aishat J. Ahmad Kano State Led Accountability Mechanism (KanSLAM), with support from Pathfinder International, has organized a stakeholder town hall meeting on Community-Led Advocacy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Child Birth Spacing in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State. The town hall meeting was organized under the SASA Project with the aim of building the capacity of key stakeholders on effective advocacy for MNCH and family planning at the community level. Another major objective of the engagement…

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KanSLAM, Pathfinder Organized  Town Hall Meeting on Community-Led Advocacy for MNCH, Family Planning in Rimin Gado. By Aishat J. Ahmad Kano State Led Accountability Mechanism (KanSLAM), with support from Pathfinder International, has organized a stakeholder town hall meeting on Community-Led Advocacy for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Family Planning in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State. The town hall meeting was organized under the SASA Project with the aim of building the capacity of key stakeholders on effective advocacy for MNCH and family planning at the community level. Borno State Government Invests in Education and Infrastructure…

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Stakeholders Call for Coordinated Action as KCJF Hosts Insecurity Roundtable in Kano A multi-stakeholder roundtable on the growing insecurity in Kano State has called for urgent, coordinated action to address banditry, cross-border criminality, and related threats undermining public safety and livelihoods across the state. Borno State Government Invests in Education and Infrastructure KANO STATE GOVT PRAISES FOUNDATIONS FOR SUPPORTING MINISTRY OF HUMANITARIAN, EMPOWERING 10,000 BENEFICIARIES The roundtable, organized by the Kano Concerned Journalists’ Forum (KCJF), was held on 25 December 2025 at the Citad Training Centre, Kano, bringing together journalists, the police, the Nigerian Army, retired security officers, intelligence experts,…

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KANO STATE GOVT PRAISES FOUNDATIONS FOR SUPPORTING MINISTRY OF HUMANITARIAN , EMPOWERING 10,000 BENEFICIARIES The Kano State Government has commended the Islamic Charity Foundation and its partner, the Better Life Women Education and Children Future Foundation, for their contributions toward strengthening humanitarian  and empowering vulnerable groups across the state. The commendation followed the donation of a Toyota Coaster bus to the Kano State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the sponsorship of skills-acquisition training for ten thousand women and youths aimed at promoting self-reliance and economic stability. Borno State Government Invests in Education and Infrastructure The donation aligns with the state…

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Borno State Government Invests in Education and Infrastructure By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has officially opened a newly constructed 48-classroom High Islamic College in Gubio Local Government Area of northern Borno. The state-of-the-art institution offers a hybrid curriculum integrating western education with traditional sangaya (Qur’anic) educational system. The college is structured to ensure graduates are deeply rooted in Islamic scholarship and equipped to pursue higher education in conventional institutions. Governor Zulum emphasized the importance of revitalizing the sangaya system, preserving its rich tradition of Islamic scholarship while introducing modern subjects and vocational skills. “The focus…

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CHRICED Condemns Appointment of Former INEC Chairman, Reno Omokri, Ex-Abia Governor,Others as Ambassadors The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has strongly condemned the appointment and confirmation of some politically exposed persons as Nigeria’s foreign ambassadors, describing the move as a dangerous reward for alleged misconduct and a threat to the country’s democratic credibility. In a press statement issued on Friday,  signed by Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, Executive Director of the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education CHRICED expressed particular concern over the appointment of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.…

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