The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 22 individuals, including the manager of Stephrica Guest Palace in Kureken Sani, Kumbotso Local Government Area, over alleged immoral conduct. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday during a raid on the facility following intelligence reports from
The Lagos State Government has rescued an 11-year-old boy who was allegedly subjected to severe abuse by his biological mother. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Lagos State Bureau of Public Defender (BPD) disclosed that the child suffered prolonged physical assault involving electric cables and other harmful objects, leaving him with multiple injuries. Upon […]
Alwali Jauji Kazir, CFR, was born on 2 August 1947 in Kazir Village in Jakusko Local Government Area of Yobe State. He rose through the ranks of the Nigerian Army to become a Major General. He later held some of the most important military and administrative positions in Nigeria during the era of military rule. […]
William Godang Walbe was a Nigerian Army colonel who became widely known for serving as the military aide de camp to General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s third Head of State. He was born on 13 July 1943 in Kabwir District, Kanke, in present-day Plateau State, Nigeria. He was the son of Tokmuwa and Ngot. Walbe received […]
Hafsat Yusuf, the woman who delivered quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano, has died. Her husband, Salisu Nafiu, confirmed the incident on Thursday morning, revealing that she passed away at the hospital around 1:00 a.m. He noted, however, that all five babies—three boys and two girls—are alive and currently receiving medical care at […]
The United Nations General Assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution seeking to formally recognise the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” a move supporters describe as a significant step toward justice and historical acknowledgment. John Mahama, President of Ghana and a leading advocate for slavery reparations within the African
A violent attack by suspected herdsmen has left several people feared dead and many others injured in Aso A community, near Jumai Estate in Mararaba, a boundary area between Abuja and Nasarawa State. The assault, which began on Wednesday morning, has reportedly claimed at least six lives, although the exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed. […]
Ambassador Usman Sarki’s essay, “Northern Nigeria and the Perfidy of Politics,” is an accurate diagnosis of a region in distress. His intervention deserves our attention and reinforcement. The issues he raises are real, structural, and long overdue for sober confrontation. Northern Nigeria stands at a defining moment. The pressures on its unity, security, and
Armed gunmen have reportedly killed a police officer and nine soldiers in a deadly ambush in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred in the Giro Masa community, where security operatives had been tracking the movements of suspected gunmen believed to be operating in the area. Acting on intelligence from residents, troops […]
Maiduguri and the value of human life, by Dakuku Peterside On the evening of March 16, 2026, as families in Maiduguri prepared to eat their evening meal, a series of coordinated suicide bombings ripped through the city. The attacks struck the Monday Market axis, the post office corridor, the entrance to the University of Maiduguri […]

























