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23/02/2026

BREAKING: 6,885 WARD DELEGATES, 621 LG EXECUTIVES EMERGE AS KADUNA APC CONCLUDES CONGRESSES

In a sweeping internal exercise that produced 6,885 Ward delegates, 621 Local Government executives, 1,275 LG delegates, 1,275 State delegates, and 69 National delegates, the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State has concluded its Local Government and Ward Congresses across all 255 wards in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.

The reports of the Congress, Screening, and Appeal Committees were formally presented to Governor Uba Sani at the historic Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Saturday, marking the culmination of a statewide process party leaders described as orderly, consensus-driven, and constitutionally compliant.

According to the committee chairmen, Hon. Ibrahim Hafiz Kawu and Senator Binta Garba Masi, the congresses were conducted strictly in line with party guidelines, with consensus arrangements adopted across the wards — a development party stakeholders hailed as a demonstration of political maturity and institutional discipline.

The sheer scale of the exercise — covering every ward and local government structure in the state — underscores what party officials called a consolidation of democratic order within the APC, setting the stage for the next phase of political mobilisation in Kaduna.

18/02/2026

Cardoso Hails AU Decision On African Monetary Institute, Central Bank

By Nasir Dambatta ADDIS ABABA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has lauded the recent decision of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) during the February 2026 Summit to officially approve Nigeria’s permanent membership of the Board of the African Monetary Institute (AMI). This approval followed the earlier adoption by the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), at its 48th Ordinary Session....

Spread the news        Tweet      By Nasir Dambatta ADDIS ABABA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has lauded the recent decision of the 39th Ordinary Session

15/02/2026

APC Hails Uba Sani as Leadership Newspaper Crowns Him Nigeria’s Best Governor

The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has erupted in celebration following the emergence of Governor Uba Sani as “Best Governor in Nigeria” by . In a stirring press release issued under the leadership of Air Commodore EK Jekada (Rtd.), the party described the award as “an echo of a promise kept and the visible architecture of a vision made flesh,” insisting that the honour goes beyond ceremonial recognition....

Spread the news        Tweet       The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has erupted in celebration following the emergence of Governor Uba Sani as “Best Governor in Nigeria” by

13/02/2026

2027: Sowore Bombs El-Rufai, Obi, Babachir
..Brands Them ‘Destroyers-in-Chief’ Nigeria’s 2027 political battlefield erupted on Friday as firebrand activist and former presidential candidate of the (AAC), Omoyele Sowore launches a blistering broadside against former Kaduna governor , ex-SGF and former Labour Party presidential flagbearer — branding them “destroyers-in-chief” and vowing never to share a coalition platform with politicians he says helped wreck the nation. In an explosive television interview that has already sent shockwaves through opposition circles, Sowore declared that any alliance built merely to wrest power — without moral credibility — amounts to “organized hypocrisy.” He insisted he would rather stand alone than align with what he described as architects of Nigeria’s recent political decline....

Spread the news        Tweet      …Brands Them ‘Destroyers-in-Chief’ Nigeria’s 2027 political battlefield erupted on Friday as firebrand activist and former presidential candidate of the (AAC), Omoyele Sowore launches a blistering broadside against former

11/02/2026

Breaking:Tinubu Taps Media Gladiator Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris for NEMSA Board

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed frontline journalist and media strategist, Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris, as Board Member representing the North-West at the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), in a move widely seen as a strategic injection of media intelligence into the nation’s power sector governance. A German-trained investigative reporter, Zubair brings over three decades of commanding presence in Nigeria’s media ecosystem....

Spread the news        Tweet       President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed frontline journalist and media strategist, Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris, as Board Member representing the North-West at the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency

11/02/2026

CBN okays weekly FX Sale of $150k to each BDC

By Nasir Dambatta The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the participation of licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) as part of efforts to improve foreign exchange liquidity in the retail segment of the market and meet the legitimate needs of end users. The CBN has also approved that weekly FX purchases by each BDC be capped at USD150,000, and that utilisation comply with existing BDC operational guidelines....

Spread the news        Tweet      By Nasir Dambatta The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the participation of licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) as

09/02/2026

MASS DEFECTION TO APC: GROUP HAILS UBA SANI FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
...Cautions against sabotage

The APC Solidarity Group has hailed Governor Uba Sani for what it described as a growing and inclusive membership drive, following the defection of new members to the party in Unguwan Dosa. They also cautioned against " the sabotage" of the mass defection to APC by vested interests in Anguwan Dosa, working on the scripts of a lawmaker

In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s Chairman, Comrade Haruna Janwiya, said the development reflected rising confidence in the APC-led administration, dismissing attempts by a ward chairman to question the legitimacy of the decampment.

Janwiya stressed that decampment is a constitutional right of citizens, not a procedure that depends on the personal approval of any single party official.

> “There is no provision in the APC constitution that invalidates a decampment simply because a ward chairman did not personally officiate it. Decamping is a political decision taken by citizens, not a ceremonial ritual controlled by one office holder,” he said.

He noted that the decampees were received at Unguwan Dosa by senior APC stakeholders, led by the Governor’s Political Adviser—the most senior official at the event—alongside Permanent Secretaries and Special Advisers to the Governor, a presence he said confers full political legitimacy on the exercise.

According to Janwiya, ward chairmen play important coordinating roles but do not possess veto powers over party membership, warning that gatekeeping sends the wrong signal at a time the APC is expanding its grassroots base.

He described the defections as part of the inclusive political culture being promoted by Governor Uba Sani, anchored on reconciliation, openness, and party growth.

The APC Solidarity Group called for the immediate integration of the new members at the ward level, stressing that party unity and expansion must take precedence over ego or protocol disputes.

08/02/2026

Libya’s Smoking Gun: The War Pipeline Feeding Sudan, Bleeding Nigeria

By Nasir Dambatta A Continent Held Hostage by One Broken State Libya is no longer merely unstable.It is Africa’s most prolific exporter of organised violence. Fourteen years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s unfinished war has metastasised into a transnational arms pipeline, quietly fuelling Sudan’s devastating civil war while pumping lethal weapons into Nigeria’s already overstretched security landscape. Evidently, this is not coincidence....

Spread the news        Tweet       By Nasir Dambatta A Continent Held Hostage by One Broken State Libya is no longer merely unstable.It is Africa’s most prolific exporter of organised violence. Fourteen years

06/02/2026

Breaking: Group Jubilates as Uba Sani Rescues Kidnap Victims without a Single One Missing

…Hails Latest Welfare, Security Measures A prominent civil society group, Uba Sani Back2Back (USB2B) Movement, has lauded Senator Uba Sani for ensuring that not a single victim of the Kurmin Wali abduction remains missing, describing the rescue as a historic achievement in Kaduna State’s security and humanitarian response. The 183 residents, abducted during the tragic Kurmin Wali attack, were safely returned thanks to coordinated efforts led by the Kaduna State Government in collaboration with theOffice of the NationalSecurityAdviser....

04/02/2026

CBN Publishes Fintech Report: Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria

By Nasir Dambatta ABUJA - The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a comprehensive assessment of Nigeria’s fintech landscape, outlining the priorities needed to sustain innovation, strengthen system integrity, and support the next phase of digital financial growth. The report examines the scale and maturity of Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem, highlighting the country’s leadership in real-time payments and the structural factors shaping recent growth....

Spread the news        Tweet      By Nasir Dambatta ABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a comprehensive assessment of Nigeria’s fintech landscape, outlining the priorities needed to sustain innovation, strengthen system

27/01/2026

Uba Sani Flags Off Statewide Medical Equipment Distribution
..commissions PHC Board Headquarters The dual event, held at the Board’s new complex on Tafawa Balewa Way, marked another major step in the state government’s ongoing drive to strengthen Primary Health Care delivery and expand access to quality healthcare at the grassroots. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Uba Sani reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prioritising Primary Health Care as the backbone of an efficient, responsive and people-centred health system....

24/01/2026

Breaking: Uba Sani’s Mechanized, Risk-Protection Agric Policy a Trailblazer — Group

A frontline civil society group, Kaduna Agricultural Value-Chain Advancement Forum (KAVCAF), has declared Governor Uba Sani’s mechanisation-driven and risk-protection agricultural policy “unmatched by any subnational government in Nigeria.” In a statement signed by its Chairman – Mamman Nasir Rafinguza on Monday, the Forum highlighted the deployment of hundreds of tractors, about 500 power tillers and nearly 10,000 solar-powered water pumps, alongside the insurance coverage of over 100,000 smallholder farmers, as decisive actions that have repositioned agriculture from subsistence to enterprise in Kaduna State....

Spread the news        Tweet      A frontline civil society group, Kaduna Agricultural Value-Chain Advancement Forum (KAVCAF), has declared Governor Uba Sani’s mechanisation-driven and risk-protection agricultural policy “unmatched by any subnational government in Nigeria.”