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Ex-Kano anti-corruption boss to head drug war

Nigeria, June 26 -- The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, approved the constitution of the Special Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The task force will be chaired by Muhu... Read More


Kwankwaso threatens N10bn lawsuit against Primate Ayodele

Nigeria, June 24 -- The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has threatened to file a N10 billion lawsuit against a cleric, Babatunde Ayodele, of the ... Read More


ANALYSIS: 2027: Fragmented opposition gives ruling APC upper hand in Jigawa

Nigeria, June 24 -- The opposition in Jigawa State is weakened by internal divisions among parties and the absence of a unified front to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The parti... Read More


Bandits invade Kaduna community, kill nine farmers

Nigeria, June 23 -- Tragedy struck the Kuyello District of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in Kaduna State on Monday as armed bandits invaded the Kujijiro farmlands, killing at least nine farmers. ... Read More


Kano PRP accuses Kwankwaso of wholesale purchase of its nomination forms

Nigeria, June 23 -- The North-west Stakeholders Forum of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has threatened legal action against former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who is currently the vic... Read More


Kano ADC crisis deepens as two governorship aspirants fight over ticket

Nigeria, June 22 -- The internal crisis rocking the Kano State chapter of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified, with two leading aspirants locked in a fierce battle over th... Read More


APC wins Kano reps bye-election

Nigeria, June 21 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Shuaibu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Con... Read More


NDC absent as APC, others contest Kano federal bye-election

Nigeria, June 20 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are testing their strengths in Saturday's Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency... Read More


Police probe death of 13-year-old student in Kano

Nigeria, June 19 -- The police are investigating the death of Maimuna Salisu, a 13-year-old junior secondary school boarding student of St. Louis Secondary School, Kano. This followed a petition from... Read More


11 soldiers, 22 terrorists killed in deadly airport attack

Nigeria, June 18 -- A preliminary report released by the military government of the Republic of Niger announced that 11 soldiers and 22 terrorists were killed early Thursday morning during an attack a... Read More