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Risk or Right of Passage? Kate Henshaw Says NYSC Should be Scrapped

In a resounding call for action, renowned Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has raised a crucial concern about the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program. The recent abduction of eight corps…

YNaija 11 months

EFCC Probes Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle for Alleged N70bn Fraud

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged fraud of N70 billion, according to the anti-graft agency. The…

YNaija 1 year

PDP takes Zamfara as Dauda Lawal unseats Matawalle; Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for Lagos civil servants | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

PDP takes Zamfara as Dauda Lawal unseats Matawalle Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for Lagos civil servants Siminialayi Fubara declared Rivers Governor-Elect INEC declares APC’s Uba Sani winner Of Kaduna…

YNaija 1 year

Anyone that attempts to disrupt the elections should be prepared to die – Police

Election day for governors and state assemblies is this Saturday, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has issued a warning about possible disruptions. Political parties and their supporters are on…

YNaija 1 year

Tinubu defeats Atiku, Obi in Zamfara

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Zamfara State. Tinubu polled 298,396 votes to win the state. The collation officer for…

YNaija 1 year

Niger becomes fifth state to sue FG over naira redesign policy

The Niger state government has launched a lawsuit against the federal government over the Central Bank of Nigeria's re-design of the naira. Niger is the fifth state to file a…

YNaija 1 year

JUST IN: Supreme Court restrains CBN from implementing deadline for old naira notes

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has prohibited the Federal Government from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the demonetization of the old 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes. In an…

YNaija 1 year

13 Parties threaten to withdraw from 2023 elections if CBN shifts new naira deadline

In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria's currency redesign strategy, "thirteen" of Nigeria's 18 political parties have vowed to sit out the next general elections on February 25 and…

YNaija 1 year

Market woman trained me to become accountant – Tinubu; We haven’t taken any action on Doyin Okupe’s resignation – Peter Obi campaign council | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Market woman trained me to become accountant – TinubuGov. Buni orders the release of a teen who was detained for allegedly insulting himObasanjo, Atiku wasted $16bn on power, punished me…

Joshua Ononose 2 years

Kamaru Usman suffers knockout defeat against Leon Edwards; Uzodimma reassures Tinubu of South-East support | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Uzodimma reassures Tinubu of South-East supportKamaru Usman suffers knockout defeat against Leon EdwardsGunmen abduct four Catholic reverend sistersPolice rescue 12-year-old, 10-year-old girls kidnapped in ZamfaraNigeria’s Anthony Joshua loses to Ukrainian…

Omoleye Omoruyi 7 years

I have no hotel in Lagos – Zamfara governor

by Omoleye Omoruyi Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has denied allegation that he has a hotel under construction worth $3 million, monies gathered from the Paris-London Club refunds. In a statement…

Azeez 7 years

Police rescue 41 persons kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara

The Police in Zamfara State said it has rescued 41 persons abducted by bandits in Maru local government area of the state last week. This was disclosed by the state…

Oludolapo Adelana 8 years

Blasphemy: What actually caused the mob killings in Zamfara – Gov. Yari explains

Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday gave a detailed account of how eight persons were killed in the state. Yari gave the account to State House correspondents shortly after he…

Oludolapo Adelana 8 years

8 people killed in Zamfara for blasphemy against Islam

Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara state is currently in a tense mood as no fewer than eight people were killed on Monday in the area where the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic is located.…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

‘No such thing’ | Zamfara Governor denies plans to impeach him

The Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday, denied claims that the state House of Assembly was planning to impeach him. The governor stated this wile addressing journalist after…

Azeez 8 years

‘There is no easy money to throw around anymore’ – President Buhari

President Muahmmadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the era throwing money around in the country had gone for good, reiterating his administration's resolve to fight corruption. Bahari made the comment…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

Nigerian Army raids cattle rustlers camp, 2 arrested

The Nigerian army, on Wednesday disclosed that they successfully raided the camp of cattle rustlers at Yan Mangu forest, near Dandindin village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The statement was…

10 years

Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees

by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. In a letter read by Senate President,…

10 years

Police corporal to die by hanging in Zamfara

by Oge Okonkwo A police corporal, Anthony Azare has been sentenced to die by hanging for culpable homicide and trespass by a High Court in Gusau, Zamfara state. Azare attached…

11 years

Sad news: Cholera epidemic kills 34 people in Zamfara

by 'Jola Sotubo According to reports, a fresh cholera epidemic has taken hold in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State and has so far claimed 34 lives. This…

11 years

Insecurity: 160 people killed, 10 women abducted in Zamfara over 3 months – Gov. Yari

by Adeola Balogun In a report detailing the security situation in Zamfara State over the last 3 months, the state Governor, Abdulazeez Yari, said on Monday that at least…

11 years

“We need men in our lives”: 8,000 women seek husbands in Zamfara

Over 8,000 women on Thursday marched to the Zamfara Hisbah Commission seeking the state government's assistance to enable them get married. Led by the Chairperson of the Zamfara Widows Association,…

11 years

“My husband did something painful from behind”: The UK Guardian spotlights Nigeria’s child brides

Ibrahim Kanuma winces as he recalls the moment a 63-year-old man asked him for his teenage daughter's hand in marriage. The proposal was not unusual in north-western Nigeria's remote, dust-blown…

11 years

Sad news: Female youth ‘corper’ dies of pneumonia in Zamfara

by 'Jola Sotubo A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has lost her life while serving the nation in Zamfara state. Bibiana Zira, 29, died after contracting…

11 years

Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution

by Ochereome Nnanna We are in this constitutional mess because the military bequeathed a document that is simply unviable, inchoate and discreditable. It is like trying to patch a structurally…

11 years

Opinion: Merit, quota system in Nigeria and all that

by Josef Omorotionmwan Because of the accident of geography, that candidate from Anambra State who scores 138 points has to watch helplessly as he is unaccepted in the Unity Schools…

11 years

Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review

by Maryam Uwais It is interesting that Senator Yerima would rather link the weighty and dispassionate subject of citizenship with his understanding of gender vis a vis his perception of…

12 years

Zamfara gov., House set to clash over planned mass sack

by Isi Esene The Zamfara State House of Assembly has vowed to resist any attempt by the executive arm of government to lay off 7,000 ghost workers in the employ…

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