BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has commended the Katsina State Governor Mal Dikko Umar Radda’s commitment to boost irrigation farming in the state. Alhaji Usman Bello said the provision of solar powered water pumping machines provided by the state governmentContinue Reading
Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in the last match of a Group A tie in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to qualify for the round of 16. Jose Peseiro’s men went into the match with much-needed confidence after beating host Ivory Coast courtesy of a well-taken penalty from skipperContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The communities of Ketare District in Kankara Local Government Area have called on Katsina State Government to rehabilitate the dilapidated Gora-Ketare-Kankara road. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Managing Director of Katsina State Road Maintenance Agency KASAROMA Engineer Sirajo YAzid Abukur, which was madeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidency has called the bluff of Senators from opposition parties who on Wednesday issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedeviling the country. Earlier in the day, the lawmakers staged a walkout from the Senate and threatened to commence impeachmentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Social media public outrage has compelled the Zamfara State Government in North-West Nigeria to suspend the planned installation of a suspected notorious bandits leader, Ado Aleru as the Sarkin Fulani in Yandoton Daji. The turbaning ceremony which was slated for Saturday at Yandoton Daji one of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government area of Katsina state, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has directed all village and ward heads in his domain to ensure all eligible persons have registered and obtained their permanent voter’s card PVC. The Traditional rulerContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate has recommended one Ejiro Otarigho, a tanker driver in Delta State, for National Honours, for averting a tragic incident that would have led to the loss of several lives in the Agbarho community in Delta State. Ejiro had last week driven a burning tanker fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast at 7:00 am on Sunday. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a morning briefing at a radio house in Abuja where he detailed activities to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. He said theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari appears not to be backing down of his intentions to ensure that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC adopts the option of consensus to nominate a candidate ahead of the party’s presidential primary on Monday. This is just as the President gave all theContinue Reading