Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has explained that his decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was driven by the need to strategically position Kano within the federal political framework to accelerate development. The governor made the remarks on Monday while addressing a massive crowd at the 2026 Grand Rally held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. Yusuf said Kano, being a large and strategically significant state, cannot afford to remain politically disconnected from the centre. “It is about placing Kano in a position to fully participate in national development…
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The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the immediate retirement of directors who have served eight years or more in the directorate cadre, effective immediately. A memo obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday indicated that the directive affects directors across the ministry, federal hospitals, and affiliated agencies. The move followed a Federal Government instruction enforcing the eight-year tenure limit for directors and permanent secretaries in all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The memo, signed by Tetshoma Dafeta, Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, stated: “Further to the Eight-Year Tenure Policy of…
Kebbi gov laments 14 wedding guests lost in Yauri boat mishap The Kebbi State Government has mourned the death of 14 persons who perished in a boat accident in Yauri Local Government Area of the state. The victims, said to be mostly women, were returning from a wedding ceremony when the boat conveying them reportedly capsized. Governor Nasir Idris, popularly called Kauran Gwandu, condoled with the bereaved families, the Yauri Emirate and residents of the area, describing the incident as devastating and a huge loss to the state. The tragic incident occurred in Gumbi village, Yauri LGA. It was gathered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned an Abuja-based couple, Osabohein Ologbose and his wife, Hope Oghelemu, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged N740m fraud. The pair were docked before Justice Ekerete Akpan alongside two companies, Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-Concept Media Limited, on a seven-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, conversion of funds and money laundering. The anti-graft agency said the alleged offences contravene Section 18(2)(b) and are punishable under Section 18(4) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to the prosecution, between January 2023…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday night detained former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following hours of questioning over an alleged N432bn corruption probe. El-Rufai, who arrived at the commission’s Jabi headquarters in Abuja around 10am in response to an invitation, was interrogated over allegations linked to the 2024 report of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, which accused his administration of mismanaging loans, breaching due process in contract awards and plunging the state into heavy debt. Senior officials within the anti-graft agency told our correspondents that the investigation had been ongoing for about a year before the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued a middle-aged man said to have been locked up and kept in chains by his father for about 17 years in Shadawanka village, Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed in a statement on Monday that the victim, identified as Muhammad Lawan, popularly called Babangida, was freed on Sunday, February 16, 2026, after a concerned resident alerted security operatives to his plight. Habib said a team of detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division and accompanied by the command’s spokesperson, stormed the residence…
Anambra State Police Command has apprehended four more suspects in connection with the brutal murder of three Cameroonians in Nando community, Anambra East Local Government Area. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed yesterday that those arrested include Chukwuemeka Emmanuel (27), popularly called “Ugoebenajah” and alleged chief priest of a local shrine, alongside Nwabunne Bright (27), Chinecherem Chiama (21), and Michael Ekwunife (38). Ikenga said police recovered a cache of weapons and other items from the suspects, including two pump-action guns, a locally made Beretta pistol, a machete, assorted charms, expanded ammunition, 10 cartridges, and five 9mm…
The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of unlawfully intercepting the telephone communication of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The charges were instituted before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services on behalf of the government. According to the charge sheet, the ex-governor, who also served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, allegedly carried out the act in collaboration with other individuals said to be at large. The Federal Government further told the court that El-Rufai,…
Supporters and opponents of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday thronged the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja as he arrived at the agency’s premises. The gathering, which took place at the commission’s Jabi office, saw demonstrators split into two camps. While some protesters expressed solidarity with the ex-governor, others urged the anti-corruption body to carry out a comprehensive probe into his activities while in office. Eyewitnesses said the development heightened tension around the facility, though the protest was largely peaceful and did not disrupt official operations within the complex. There was mild commotion…
The United States has imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians, freezing their assets and properties over alleged ties to Boko Haram, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and involvement in cybercrime. The sanctions were disclosed in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and obtained by our correspondent on Monday. The list also named other individuals sanctioned for cybercrime and security-related offenses. The action follows recommendations from the US Congress, which called for visa restrictions and asset freezes on persons and groups accused of persecuting Christians and violating…