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The 21 local government Council’s chairmen in Adamawa State have sponsored their wives for a leadership training programme in Istanbul, Turkey. The Council’s first ladies were accompanied by senior officials from the ministry of local GOVERNMENT, and were reportedly left the country last week for the training. Commenting on the trip, the chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Adamawa State branch, Suleiman Toungo, who is also the chairman of Toungo LGAsaid the training is intended to equip their spouses with leadership skills. Toungo, said the council…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a recent case of armed robbery and attempted murder in Lagos State. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. “The Kano State Police Command has achieved a significant breakthrough in a recent case of armed robbery and attempted murder, thanks to its robust intelligence and community collaboration. “On September 11, 2025, the command’s tactical operatives, acting on intelligence, arrested two suspects at Na’ibawa Quarters, Kano. They are: Mathew Adewole,…

By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) has pledged to work with the Nigeria Hotels Association (NHA), Bauchi chapter, to create a unified database of all hotels operating across the state’s 20 local government areas. BSTDC Managing Director, Dr. Muhammad Nasiru Yusuf, gave the assurance on Thursday, 18 September 2025, when the NHA leadership paid him a courtesy visit in his office. Dr. Yusuf said the initiative will ensure every hotel is duly registered in line with state guidelines for regulating hotels, restaurants, and other tourism-related…

The Rivers State house of assembly has resolved to probe the state’s finances during the six-month rule of Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator. Lawmakers resumed sitting on Thursday morning after the suspension of emergency rule in the state. The Lawmakers further urged the governor to forward the list of commissioner-nominees to the house for screening and confirmation. President Bola Tinubu, GCFR lifted the emergency rule on September 17, with all democratic structures in the state fully restored. The Speaker of the house, Martins Amaewhule, presided over the plenary at…

The Ansaru Chief, Mahmud Usman jailed 15 years for aiding Kuje prison break. A federal high court in Abuja has on Thursday convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Usman, aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, Emir of Ansaru’ entered a guilty plea to the charge that he engaged in illegal mining activities, proceeds of which he used to procure arms for terrorism and kidnapping operations. The Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Emeka Nwite, ordered that the defendant be held…

The Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association (DTCDA) has confirmed it will not join the planned strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), describing the move as “a disservice to Nigerians”. In a statement issued after its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Saturday, signed by Enoch Kanawa, the national president of the association, said, ”Any action against the smooth flow of petroleum products in the country is a disservice, flagrant abuse of the power of unionism and should be condemned by all Nigerians,”…

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, says he would not delete his post on President Bola Tinubu despite a request to do so by the Department of State Services (DSS) to X (formerly Twitter). The DSS had written to X demanding the deactivation of Sowore’s verified account, saying his recent post on Tinubu could incite violence and threaten national security. In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially contacted him about a letter from the DSS demanding the removal of his content. “This morning, X officially contacted me…

The former vice-president, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, said that events in Kaduna, Katsina, and other states in the country point to a troubling intent towards authoritarianism under President Bola Tinubu. Atiku made his opinion known in a statement on Friday, said invitations extended to Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, and leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna state by the police; the attack on the convoy of Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general; and the disruption of a Katsina Elders Forum meeting on security reforms; were not isolated events. He…

As we’ve reported, Donald Trump earlier accused his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, of conspiring against the US with the leaders of Russia and North Korea. “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Now, Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov has rejected any suggestion of a conspiracy against the US, according to Russian state media, calling Trump’s words “ironic”. Tass reports Ushakov as saying that Putin, Xi and Kim are “not even thinking about…