The Emir of Zuru, Kebbi State, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami, has passed on. Sami died in a London hospital following a brief illness. He was aged 81. The Kebbi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Garba Umar-Dutsinmari, confirmed the monarch’s death in a statement on Sunday. The Kebbi state government expressed deep…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has won all three by-election in Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Zaria Kewaye and Basawa state constituencies which held on Saturday. In Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Felix Bagudu of the APC was declared winner by Prof. Abubakar Mohammed Jumare, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who announced…
In this powerful episode, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum speaks with Mercy and Prof Solomon Tarfa about the long and painful struggle to secure the release of children taken from their orphanage in Kano, Nigeria. They reveal disturbing allegations of: • Children being forced into conversions and given new identities. • Orphans taken from Asaba and transported…
In a shocking development with global implications, Canada’s High Court has declared Nigeria’s two main political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — as terrorist organisations. This unprecedented ruling has already resulted in Nigerians being denied permanent residency and facing deportation simply for being members of these parties…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is officially back in the political spotlight — and he is running in the 2027 presidential elections. The conversation explores the potential candidacy of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2027 Nigerian elections, reflecting on his past leadership, the challenges he faced, and the current political landscape. It discusses the…
Abubakar Abba, a suspected terrorist kingpin terrorising Niger state, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday signed by Bologi Ibrahim, his spokesperson. Abba was said to be the leader of the dreaded Mahmuda terrorists organisation, which…
