How FG can stop incessant floods in Kebbi, nationwide Let your humanity give hope to Kebbi victims ― Gov pleads with Nigerians Soni Daniel Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, is a man of few words even though he is well-read, exposed and qualified to speak on virtually all issues of good governance, politics, management […]

But Kaduna, Kano go tough No serious street beggars in Benue Our Reporters The decision by northern states to end street begging and evacuate the beggars from the streets appears to have hit the rock, as the practice continues unabated despite the ban in most of the region. A team of Arewa Voice correspondents deployed […]

Ibrahim HassanWuyo – Kaduna THE industrial edge of the North is long gone! It’s like an earthquake struck and wiped away all the blossoming industries that used to dot the length and breadth of the region and produced enormous wealth for the natives. From footwears industries to fabrics manufacturing and essential goods-producing entities, the North […]

By Soni Daniel & Omeiza Ajayi Three major challenges staring at the Federal Capital Territory Administration in the face are obvious: the exponential growth of illegal settlements and how to deal with the attendant risks of insecurity thrown up by such unplanned habitations as well as a rising wave of crimes particularly, illicit drug sales […]

40 rustled animals recovered As Operation Sahel Sanity goes on full offensive By Shehu Danjuma – Katsina Soldiers under Operation Sahel Sanity have succeeded in arresting about 22 suspected bandits, informants, and their food suppliers during various operations conducted in Katsina and Zamfara states. Brig-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this […]

They changed my name from Victory to Hadiza and assigned me ‘husband’- Victim We want our daughter back-Grieving parents cry out We’ve charged suspects to court and taken custody of victim – NAPTIP DG Soni Daniel – Abuja Tension is rising in Madallah, the suburb of Niger State over the alleged abduction of a Christian […]

As paramount ruler, residents shed tears of joy By Peter Duru – Makurdi “For over 40 years we lived in Makurdi but our only access to other parts of the town from our community was a waterlogged footpath that sometimes becomes impassable whenever there is a heavy down. “But all that has changed with the […]

As Gwarinpa serene housing estate is turned into trading post, slum with hoodlums on the prowl We’re doing something about it — Development Control Director speaks By Soni Daniel – Gwarinpa Something very disgusting is happening in Gwarinpa District of Abuja, which houses one of the biggest housing estates in Africa. It is a sad […]

By Umar Yusuf No fewer than 2,000 peasant farmers who are victims of Boko Haram onslaught have benefitted from agricultural implements provided by the state government as a way of getting them back on their feet. The agricultural implements, which consist of fertiliser and other farming materials, were given to farmers in the seven local […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A PEASANT community at Kake, Tukur-Tukur village in Zaria has petitioned the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, urging him to restore their farmlands which were purportedly appropriated by some individuals with the active connivance of the Kake ward head, Malam Yusuf and a top traditional title holder in Zaria. The […]