KANO STATE GOVERNMENT DECLARES VOTER REGISTRATION NONELECTIVE.

The Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that voter registration is no longer merely a civic duty but a involuntary for every eligible citizen in the state. He made the declaration on Friday while inaugurating a 36-member Committee on Voter Registration and Civic Awareness at the government house in Kano. The Governor charged the committee to ensure that at least 10 million voters are captured in the ongoing nationwide registration exercise. Speaking on behalf of the governor, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Faruk Umar Ibrahim,…

FORMER MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR SENATOR MANA DIES AT 74.

According to a report from The Nation, Former Military Governor of Plateau State, Colonel Muhammad Mana (rtd.), has passed away at the age of 74. He died on Saturday, August 22, 2025, after a brief illness. Col. Mana, WHO was a military administrator in Plateau State between 1993 and 1996, later represented Adamawa North in the Senate. During his tenure as military administrator, he was widely recognized for initiating projects and policies that advanced the state’s development and contributed to national growth. His death has sparked an outpouring of tributes…

PRESIDENT TINUBU’s RENEWED HOPE AGENDA TRANSFORMS NIGERIA’s MARINE and BLUE ECONOMY — Shippers Council Chief

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT, Ph.D, said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has transformed the Industry, describing it as a catalyst for reform in Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy sector. Akutah, asserted during an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, led by its Chairman, Distinguished Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, to the NSC headquarters in Lagos, on Thursday. He however, commended the President’s strategic vision and political will, which he said have laid the groundwork for sustainable…

TRAGEDY: FIRE DESTROYED SHOPS AT CATTLE MARKET, KWARA

Fire destroyed over 22 shops, 6 containers kiosks at Kara Market, Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Wednesday. Sooth News gathered that the incident occurred around 1:35 a.m. when one of the occupants of the affected plank shops allegedly failed to properly extinguish a cooking fire, which later reignited and spread to nearby shops. It was believed that many traders must have suffered monumental loss. Confirming the inferno, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle,…

B’ ODOGWU: CUSTOMS, SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL PARLEY FOR HEALTHY COMPLIANCE.

The Nigerian Customs Service Top Management held high-level talk with the Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council on the successful implementation of the Unified Customs Management System, B’Odogwu. In a statement released by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, AC Abdullahi Maiwada, on Tuesday, said, the engagement followed concerns raised by freight forwarders and licensed Customs agents regarding delays and demurrage linked to the rollout of the new system. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, met with the Executive Secretary/CEO, Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT,…

BOAT ACCIDENT: 10 RESCUED, OVER 40 MISSING, IN SOKOTO STATE —-NEMA

The National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, has confirmed that over 40 people are still missing, while 10 have been rescued when a boat carrying over 50 passengers to Goronyo Market had capsized on Sunday morning. This was disclosed by the Director General of the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, who said the agency activated its response immediately after receiving reports that a boat carrying over 50 passengers to Goronyo Market, in Sokoto State, had capsized. “About 10 persons have been rescued, while more than 40 passengers remain…

EMIR OF ZURU, GENERAL MUHAMMADU SANI SAMI DIES AT 81

The death has occurred of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General, (Dr.) Muhammadu Sani Sami, Gomo 11, (Rtd) after a brief illness in London. His family announced the royal father’s death on Sunday. The late Emir was born on the 24th Oct, 1943, enlisted in the Nigerian Army on the 10th of December, 1962, received his military trainings at the Mons Officer Cadet School Aldershot, United Kingdom. He was commissioned on the 25th July, 1963. He served with total commitment as he gained promotions…

FG EMPOWERS 500 WOMEN IN BAUCHI

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disbursed N250 million to empower 500 women in Bauchi State, aiming to boost their social and economic well-being. The grant is part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme, implemented in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation. She flagged off the exercise on Saturday, said each beneficiary would receive N50,000 to establish or expand their businesses. Represented by Aisha Mohammed, wife of the Bauchi State Governor, she noted that the programme targets 18,500 women across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal…

BRIDGE REHABILITATION: SECOND PHASE OF OGUDU – IFAKO LAGOS STARTS AUGUST 19 – OCTOBER 1

The Lagos State Government has announced that the second phase of maintenance work on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge in Kosofe Local Government Area will commence on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and run through Wednesday, October 1, 2025. This follows the completion and reopening of the bridge after the first phase of rehabilitation. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, gave the announcement on Friday, stating that the next phase will focus on the repair of expansion joints on the bridge (inbound Lagos Island). He added that the work would be executed…