Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, approving a total budget size of ₦1.47 trillion for the state. The bill was passed last week by the Kano State House of Assembly during a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Ismail Falgore, after undergoing detailed consideration at the Committee of the Whole and a third reading. Governor Yusuf had earlier presented a […]

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced new travel restrictions on United States nationals in a reciprocal response to Washington’s decision to impose entry bans on citizens of several countries, including the two West African states. The measures were confirmed in separate statements issued by the foreign ministries of both countries and obtained on Wednesday. The two governments said they were applying “equivalent measures” after the administration of US President Donald […]

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has dismissed speculation that he plans to defect from the Labour Party (LP), assuring residents and supporters that he remains committed to the party despite the recent defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Governor Otti gave the assurance during the December edition of his monthly media chat with journalists at the State Banquet Hall, Government House, […]

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has decorated 35 newly promoted senior officers in a move aimed at strengthening the state’s security architecture. The decoration ceremony, which took place at the command’s headquarters, saw 30 Superintendents of Police (SPs) elevated to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), while five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) were promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). […]