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Arewa group backtracks, lauds appointment of Dikko as NSC chairman

The Arewa Youth Movement has retracted its earlier statement opposing the appointment of Shehu Dikko as Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NS

‘Nigeria must do more to protect children’

In this interview with Weekend Trust, the Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Mr Andrew Mamedu, spoke on what Nigeria can do to protect child

Questions still begging for answers

Why did the Kano and Kaduna governments allow the minors to be taken to Abuja by the police in the first instance?    Was it lack of knowledge of

Detention of minors: Unanswered questions

The recent release of protesters detained in connection with the August 1 to 10 #EndBadGovernance protests in some parts of the country has raised fre

Education gets highest allocation as Kano gov presents N549bn 2025 budget

The Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, yesterday presented the 2025 appropriation bill of N549 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration