The resignation of a third special aide to President Bola Tinubu last week has caused deafening silence in the atmosphere. Many observers are left mouth agape and some are wagging tongues over the development, speculating about a crack in president’s team. Hussaini Kafi, in Kano untangles the perplexing situation. Resignation and Public Anxiety For…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has set a target to vaccinate 3.9 million children under the age of five during the June 2025 Outbreak Response campaign following a resurgence of the type 2 poliovirus in parts of the state. The Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr Nasir Mahmoud, disclosed…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Troops of the Mobile Strike Team under Operation Fasan Yamma have killed several notorious terrorists in a decisive offensive around Ƙunchin Kalgo town in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A statement on Thursday signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, said the June 10…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Civic Dialogue The anticipated “Take-It-Back” demonstration orchestrated across several cities in Nigeria on June 12 — including Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt — failed to gain momentum in Kano, as residents and members of civil society organizations (CSOs) overwhelmingly shunned the protest in favour of civic dialogue. An AHR correspondent who…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has commended residents of the state for complying with health guidelines issued ahead of the recent Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, describing the public cooperation as a key factor in ensuring a disease-free and peaceful festival. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A coalition of civil society organizations in Kano has pulled out of the planned protest by the Take-It-Back Movement, citing rising security concerns and fear of political hijack. Comrade Umar Ibrahim Umar, Executive Director of War Against Injustice, disclosed that the Department of State Services (DSS) invited him for questioning on…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Four Cameroonian soldiers have been killed, and one critically injured in a brazen attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Fotokol, a border town in the far north of Cameroon, military sources confirmed on Tuesday. The assault, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, saw the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has inaugurated a high-powered committee to investigate the recent fire that ravaged the GSM Market at Farm Centre, causing losses worth millions of naira. The committee was inaugurated by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. “We…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and malicious an audio circulating on social media alleging a violent clash between its troops under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) and the Operation Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF) in Makurdi, Benue State. The viral recording also falsely claimed that military personnel had released a…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP commander, Malam Jidda, and scores of his fighters during coordinated ground and air offensives in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The terrorists’ kingpin, who was said to be the Ameer of Ngorgore and Malumti villages, met his end…
