Intl Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists : CJID, Citizens Gavel, Journalists Urge Tinubu to Address Escalating Attack
In commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Citizens Gavel, and a coalition of 85 journalists, media practitioners, civil society organisations, and concerned Nigerian citizens have issued a second urgent appeal to the Office of the President, calling for immediate action to…
admin2Kano : Govt Vows to Preserve it’s Heritage Sites
By Omagha Idam The Kano State Government under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has pledged not to leave any stone unturned in safeguarding all long standing heritage sites across the state. This move is particularly referring to having collaboration with relevant stakeholders to contain the destruction menace of such sites in the name…
Kano : Gov Yusuf Commits to Agro – Processing Growth Through IFAD Partnership
By Sharon Akuboh The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has pledged timely funding for initiatives under the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), particularly focusing on the Special Agro Processing Zone (SAPZ) program. This commitment was made during a meeting with IFAD Country Director Mr. Dede Ekove, as outlined in a statement issued…
More than 3 million Children to be Immunised in the Polio Campaign
By Omagha Idam No fewer than 3.6 million children are expected to be immunized against poliomyelitis in the forthcoming 2024 OBR4 campaign kickoffs tomorrow (Saturday) in the state with official flagg-off. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Health and the Co-Chair State Taskforce Committee on Immunization, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, yesterday, during committees…
Impunity on Display : Mr Abuwatseya’s (Bolt Driver) Assault by Dishonourable Ikwechegh
We the undersigned civil society organizations, strongly condemn Mr. Alex Ikwechegh’s reprehensible assault on Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, a Bolt driver in Abuja, on Sunday, October 27, 2024; and insist that he faces the full consequences of his action both before the courts and at the House of Representatives. Mr. Ikwechegh, a member of Nigeria’s House…
Sanusi Bature Set to Eradicate Sickle Cell Births in Kano by 2034
By Omagha Idam Following the demise of his first son Sadiq Modibbo Bature, 15 to Sickle Cell, the Spokesperson to Kano State Governor, Mallam Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa, is more determined to eliminate the disease in Kano State. He has set an ambitious target : “no child will be born with sickle cell by 2034 in…
Sanusi Bature Establishes Memorial Qur’anic Centre in Honor of Late Son, Father
By Sharon Akuboh In total submission to God and in a heartfelt tribute to his late son, Sadiq, and his father, Malam Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Director General of Media and Publicity for the Kano Government House, has laid the foundation for the Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre in Dawakin Tofa, to immortalise them….
Sickle Cell to be Kicked out of Kano by 2034…Sanusi Bature
By Omagha Idam The Spokesperson of Kano State Governor, Malam Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa has vowed to embark on massive crusade to see to the end of Sickle Cell Anaemia and ensure it becomes history in the state by 2034. He made the statement during stone laying foundation of Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre at Dawakin…