Kano, Jan.4, 2026 The Parents’ Association of Maryam Abacha American University (MAAUN), have commended the Founder and President of the MAAUN Group of Universities, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, for the successful conduct of the institution’s maiden convocation ceremony. The Association’s Chairman, Alhaji Mustapha Balarabe, made the commendation on behalf of parents, during an interaction with journalists shortly after the convocation ceremony held at the university’s campus in Kano. Balarabe said, parents were particularly impressed by Professor Gwarzo’s decision to sponsor 45 best-performing graduates, for postgraduate studies in foreign universities, describing the initiative as a major boost to academic excellence and…
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Northern Rose
A Development and Solution Journalist
Yobe, Jan. 4, 2026 Yobe State in Nigeria’s northeast is in the news again for apparently wrong reason. Reports of the outcome of a preliminary findings from a Chronic Kidney Disease research conducted by the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BIORTC) have raised serious public health concerns across communities and questioned early responses to epidemic on the part of the authorities as well as access to healthcare facilities by the masses. The revelation also exposed an apparent lack of access to portable water supply, a basic necessity the people need to enhance their standard of living. The research led…
Abuja, Jan. 4, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to track and apprehend the perpetrators of the Kasuwan Daji attack. A statement signed by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, made this known in Abuja on Sunday. The statement disclosed that the President also directed security agencies to rescue all the abducted victims urgently. The directives according to the statement, was issued in response to the…
Nigeria Dec. 29, 2025 Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, has expressed deep shock over the tragic news of a fatal accident involving journalists, staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), and Gombe Ministry of Information. A statement signed by Mr Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General Press Affairs, Gombe government House, made this known on Monday. The accident, as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corp, occurred along the Billiri-Kumo Road, while the victims were returning from a colleague’s wedding ceremony in Kaltungo. Gov. Yahaya according to the statement, described the incident, as a tragedy that has plunged Gombe State into mourning, noting…
Dutse, Dec.25, 2025 Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa state has appointed Local Government Coordinators for the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), to steer the movement in Jigawa state. The state Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Dutse. The appointments according to the statement, are part of the Namadi administration’s sustained commitment to strengthening grassroots governance. “It also aims at promoting inclusive development, and ensuring effective implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda at ward and community levels,” Musa explained in the statement. The report added that the…
Dutse, Dec. 25, 2025 Jigawa state Governor Umar Namadi, has grated state pardon to nine inmates serving various sentence in Jigawa state correctional facility. The state Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Dutse. He stated that amongst those pardoned, there were two young offenders, who were granted pardon to continue pursuing their higher education. According to him, “The two young offenders have excelled in their studies and had exhibited good character while in detention, thus qualified for the executive pardon. “The remaining seven inmates have substantially…
Dutse, Dec.24, 2025 Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi, has signed the 2026 budget of N901.84 billion into law, to drive development as demanded by citizens of the state, through the Citizen’s engagement program. Speaking while signing of the budget, Gov. Namadi said, while the budget stands at ₦901.84 billion, the consolidated budget of the 27 Local Government Councils is ₦288.85 billion. “This budget, is the outcome of our extensive citizen engagement programme, and it truly reflects the yearnings and aspirations of the people of Jigawa State. “It is, therefore, a citizens’ budget, exactly what our people asked us to do,…
By Saeed Muhammad Lawan POTISKUM, Nigeria — For Muhammad Bello, a 27-year-old university graduate, the arrival of the Harmattan season is a form of domestic imprisonment. “When my neighbor burns his refuse, I have no voice to complain,” says Bello. He is an asthmatic patient, whose lungs cannot compete with the thick fumes of burning modern waste. “I lock my doors, I stay inside, else I face a crisis that could kill me.” He narrated that when his neighbor ignites the day’s collected refuse, a mountain of plastic, organic waste, and synthetic scraps, the air turns into a thick, grey…
Dutse, Dec.18, 2025 Jigawa state Executive Council has approved the sum of ₦15,242,401,992.00 billion for the award of contract, for the construction of solar-powered mini-grids at Government House, Deputy Governor’s Office and others. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for health, Dr Abdullahi Kainuwa made this known on Thursday, as an outcome of the weekly Council meeting. It said that the official residences of the state’s Secretary to the State Government, the Head of Service are amongst places to benefit from the mini solar grids. Others according to the report, include the state secretariat complex, House of Assembly, Judiciary Complex, and…
Dutse, Dec. 17, 2025 Jigawa state governor Umar Namadi, has inaugurated three new special advisers and charged them diligence and dedication to duty. A statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Hamisu Gumel, revealed that the three were inaugurated on Wednesday at the state Council Chambers, government House, Dutse. The statement revealed that while administering the oath of office, Governor Namadi said, the occasion was important in strengthening his administration and the advancement of Jigawa State. “Today, we have entrusted these individuals with responsibilities that are critical to the success of our administration and the development of Jigawa…