Ibrahim Ali Namadi, commissioner for transportation in Kano, has resigned from his position following the submission of a probe report linking him to the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron. The development comes hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the findings of a committee investigating Namadi’s role in the release of Sulaiman Aminu…
The federal government has issued a flood alert in 19 states and 76 locations. The states are expected to experience heavy rainfall from August 5 to 9. The warning was issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the federal ministry of environment. It urged residents and relevant authorities to take…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military is reassessing its operational strategies to tackle rising insecurity in Plateau and other areas covered by Operation Safe Haven. According to a statement by Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, the CDS stated his on Friday in Jos…
Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a thorough investigation into the abduction of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi made the call at a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, alongside some family members of Dadiyata’s family. Dadiya, a university lecturer, known for criticising…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum takes on a rising political narrative—the claim that the North is being sidelined by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu despite giving him over five million votes in the 2023 election. #BolaTinubu #MiddleBelt #ArewaPolitics #NorthVsSouth #NigeriaElections. The comment, made earlier this week by Bashir Dalhatu, Chairman of…
In this week’s explosive edition of Updates, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum breaks down the evolving security crisis in Nigeria. From the chilling mass abduction and killing of 33 kidnapped victims in Zamfara to the brazen raid of a federal radio station in Kogi, this episode exposes how violent non-state actors are escalating their operations. • •…
