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Bauchi government creates 13 new emirates (LIST)

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has signed into law a bill creating 13 additional emirate councils in the state. Channel Television reported that the governor signed the 2025 ... Read More


NBA kicks against court ordered marriage of Kano TikTokers

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned a Kano magistrate court's order compelling TikTokers Idris Mai-wushirya and Basira Yar-guda to get marry within 60 days. The NBA P... Read More


Terrorist Bello Turji releases more captives after peace talk in Zamfara

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Zamfara terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, has released another set of kidnapped persons following another meeting with local authorities and some Islamic clerics in the Shinkafi Loca... Read More


Hisbah to marry off Kano TikTokers after court order

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced its plan for the wedding of two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai-wushirya and Basira Yar-guda, after a magistrate court directed... Read More


Corruption is rampant in Nigerian hajj operations - NAHCON commissioner

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A member of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Muhammed Bin-Usman, says corruption is rampant in Nigerian hajj operations, referencing the just-concluded 2025 hajj operation. ... Read More


Police arrest journalist over petition by Kano official facing N6.5 billion fraud charge

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The police have arrested a journalist in Kano following a petition by an official of the state government who is facing a corruption charge in court The journalist, Abubakar Ishaq... Read More


Three killed in Jigawa farmers, herders clashes

Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- Three people have been confirmed dead, and several others injured in separate attacks between crop farmers and cattle herders in the Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. ... Read More


From Disgrace to Jail to Pardon: What is next for Farouk Lawan?

Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- On Thursday, the National Council of State granted a state pardon to former Kano lawmaker Farouk Lawan. Mr Lawan was jailed for taking bribes while serving as the chairman of a Ho... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Ganduje embroiled in multi-billion naira Kano dry port ownership scandal

Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje secretly transferred the state government's 20 per cent stake in the Dala Inland Dry Port Nigeria Limited to private hands and also ma... Read More


Family protests Kano imam's death in police custody

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- The family of an Islamic cleric in Kano State has protested his death in custody after being allegedly tortured by the police. Salim Usman, an Imam in Kuntau, a community in the ... Read More