Author: Tahir Ahmed

By Usman Muntari 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 tne 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 by…

By NEXTER Former Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former governor of Anambra state announced his defection at the Nike Lake Resort, Enugu on Wednesday. He urged Nigerians and opposition forces to unite under a broad national coalition to rescue Nigeria from poverty, disunity and democratic decline. “This decision is guided solely by patriotism and national interest. I now respectfully call on my political associates, the Obidient Movement and opposition leaders across the country to join this broad national coalition under the African Democratic Congress…

By Abdulrahman Sirajo In Aesop’s Fable, the Greek fabulist tells the story of a dog who, while crossing a bridge with a bone in his mouth, catches his reflection in the water below. Unfamiliar with his own reflection, the dog mistook it for another with a larger bone than his. He snaps at it, only to drop his bone into the water and watch it disappear. Charles Omole’s book, Buhari: From Soldier to Statesman, has predictably stirred the dust, peeled back the curtains, and revealed that the villa, during Buhari’s presidency between 2015 and 2023, was essentially a kennel where…

By NEXTER An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Yobe state, Barr. Kashim Musa Tumsah has donated assorted foodstuffs to the Female wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN in Yobe state as part of his contributions for them to celebrate the festive period of Christmas and new year. The gesture which included over a hundred bags of rice, cartons of spaghetti and other ingredients were handed over to the beneficiaries by KMT representatives in Damaturu, the state capital. Tumsah, a topmost development advocate in the state while wishing the Christians pleasant celebration also urged them to continue…

By NEXTER Musa Ahmed Mohammed, the Accountant-General of Nasarawa State, has congratulated the people of the state on the occasion of Christmas, describing the season as a time for love, peace, and reflection. In his Christmas message issued on Thursday in Lafia, Mohammed extended warm greetings to Christians across Nasarawa State, urging them to use the celebration to promote unity and peaceful coexistence. He noted that Christmas represents the values of sacrifice, compassion, and selflessness, which, according to him, are essential for building a harmonious and progressive society. The former speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) called on residents…

By NEXTER Professor Sebastine Tartenger Hon, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Monday consulted his Mbayion Clan and Mbatiav, his maternal home, over his intention to contest the Benue State governorship election in 2027. The consultations were held separately in Ihungwanor and Akapher communities, both in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. The meetings were described as informal and in compliance with electoral laws, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not yet lifted the ban on campaigns. The professor of law told his hosts that his governorship ambition was divinely inspired, expressing confidence that he would…

By NEXTER A prominent governorship aspirant in Yobe State, Barr. Kashim Musa Tumsah MFR has urged people of the state to join hands and support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue beyond 2027. Tumsah, a development advocate made the call at a stakeholders meeting with his supporters cutting across all political parties to discuss the way forward for the state after the two term tenure of current governor Mai Mala Buni in 2027. According to him, “Yobe has come of age and we need to come together and speak with one voice such as in our support for continuity of…

By Saidu Adamu, Jalingo The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Taraba State Government have on Friday awarded contracts for the revitalisation of 11 Primary Healthcare centres (PHCs) across six Local Government Councils with funding from the Global Fund. Speaking at the event in Jalingo, the Chief of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, urged the contractors to carry out their assignments with honesty, dedication and professionalism. Rafique said the official handover of selected primary healthcare facilities by the Taraba State Government to UNICEF, through the Commissioner for Health, Dr Bondiya Buma, which were thereafter, handed over to…

By Saidu Adamu, Jalingo Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress APC after resigning from the PDP. Kefas registered at the APC Hospital Ward, Wukari executive at the Government House in Jalingo, the state capital. Speaking after his registration and the presentation of his membership card, the governor said that though he had earlier announced the suspension of his official defection ceremony originally slated for November 19, in solidarity with abducted schoolgirls, he had decided to take the necessary step to enable him to fully take charge of party activities…

By NEXTER A new Commissioner of Police, Umar Ahmed Chuso has assumed duty in Nasarawa State. Chuso assumed duty on Thursday as the 30th Commissioner of Police that would oversee the force activities in the state. He took over from CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, psc, mnips, who has been redeployed to the Police Staff College, Jos, as the Deputy Commandant by the Inspector-General of Police. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, the new CP boasts of a wealth of operational experience, administrative competence, and distinguished record of professional excellence. SP Nansel said CP Umar Ahmed hails…