Farmers in Kaduna State who recorded losses estimated at N10.16bn during the 2025 farming season have appealed to the federal government for assistance through free or subsidised farm inputs. The farmers, numbering 2,143 and drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state, said they were pushed to the brink by a nationwide crash in…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In the sun-scorched streets of most state capitals in the North, young boys weave through traffic, balancing trays of wares on their heads or in their hands. Their faces glisten with sweat beneath an unforgiving sky. Young girls haul water for the tenth time that day, their school uniforms neatly folded…
The chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Abubakar Abdullahi, has been killed by gunmen. Spokesman of the Kaduna state chapter of the association, Ibrahim Bayero, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Friday in Kaduna. He said the assailants invaded the…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has accused the federal and the Kaduna state government for allegedly refusing to arrest and prosecute bandits terrorising communities in the southern part of Kaduna state. President SOKAPU, Awemi Maisamari, made the accusation at a news conference on Thursday in Kaduna. The SOKAPU President also lamented the “silence of…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has asked President Bola Tinubu to review his economic reforms and give it the need human face. The forum stated this in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Kaduna. The forum expressed displeasure over continuing improverishment of the masses due…
In this compelling episode of The Other Side, political analyst and former lawmaker Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum takes us deep into the heart of Kano State — once a powerhouse of radical political ideology and electoral influence in Nigeria. But has Kano lost its edge? Has its legendary political clout diminished in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic? From…
