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By Bashir Bello Kano State Commissioner for  Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, in this interview, speaks on insinuations that Governor Abba Yusuf’s defection amounts to betrayal. He says the governor’s fate in New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, was uncertain, making his movement to All Progressives Congress, APC, inevitable. How true is it that the New Nigeria […]

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO:–In a move aimed at strengthening accountability, inclusion and democratic governance within disability advocacy structures, the Sokoto State Government has dissolved the Executive Committee of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Sokoto State chapter, following the expiration of its tenure on January 15, 2026. The dissolution, which takes […]

•Says estranged godson reached out to him with unjustifiable reasons By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he still feels like it is a dream the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, his estranged godson who […]

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO:–Alarmed by the surge in road crashes across the Sokoto metropolis, the Sokoto State Police Command has issued a hard warning to motorists, commercial drivers, tricyclists, motorcyclists and cyclists, declaring an end to the reckless and unlawful practice of driving against traffic, popularly known as one way driving. The Command said […]

Adewole Adebayo, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has said Nigeria’s progress depends on building strong

By Musa Ubandawaki SOKOTO:–The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has intensified efforts to enhance safety and regulation on Nigeria’s inland waterways, as part of a broader national drive to curb boat mishaps and protect lives across riverine communities. The Area Manager of NIWA in charge of Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara states, Bello Muhammad, disclosed this […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure 17 suspected illegal transnational human traffickers operating as a syndicate have been arrested by police detectives in Ondo State. The detectives also claimed to rescue 14 victims in two separate cases of illegal transnational human trafficking in the state. A police source informed Sunday Vanguard: “A Togolese national, Meale Yaoili, reported […]

“Kwankwaso has one grave ‘weakness’: he can be loyal to a fault to his followers. Other godfathers demand respect and loyalty from their followers, rightly so. But the man Kwankwaso, a kingmaker in Kano would rather be loyal to you than pride in your loyalty to him. This has become a ‘curse’ to his political movement. Again, the ‘Kwankwaso curse’ struck. Abba dumped Kwankwaso.”