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Residents of Kinkinau community in Kaduna have complained over the manner in which leaders of the Kinkinau Welfare Forum are running the affairs of the community, accusing them of imposing rules that were not properly agreed upon and which could threaten peace in the area. The residents said the enforcement of the rules would deny some people their rights, especially non-Muslims, while some of the measures the forum intends to take could lead to violence and a breakdown of law and order. According to the residents, the strict rules were put in writing by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the forum, Abdulrashid Shitu. The rules, as stated by the residents, include a ban on playing music during celebrations, a ban on playing football within the community, and a ban on women moving around without wearing a hijab. They also include a ban on a young man and a young woman chatting at the entrance of a house or at any other place, and a ban on women sitting together in one pla...

The recent visit by prominent Middle Belt leaders to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, has sparked fresh political debate over the changing political dynamics in Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. The visit, involving influential political leaders, traditional stakeholders and other prominent personalities from the region, has been interpreted by observers as more than a routine presidential engagement, particularly against the background of growing demands for political recognition, security, development and greater participation in national affairs. Among those associated with the engagement were Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, former Defence Minister General T.Y. Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff General Ishaya Bamaiyi, Defence Minister General Christopher Musa, businessman Thomas Etuh and Dr Poju Bitrus. The meeting rep...

Islamic Faith based group under umbrella of Muslim Youth Forum(MYF) has condemned the controversial remarks attributed to Phrank Shaibu, a media aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, concerning the spiritual significance of the Ka’abah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The group described the remarks, reportedly made during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, as insensitive, reckless ,inappropriate and capable of offending the religious sensibilities of millions of Muslims across the world. Shaibu, who serves as Director of Strategic Communications of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, reportedly made the comments on Monday, November 2, 2026, while reacting to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Reacting to the development, the Forum expressed concern over what it described as an unfortunate attempt to drag a deeply revered Islamic religious institution into partisan political argume...

By Biliyaminu Suraj Nigerian Federal Government authorities do not publish any reliable data about the export of lithium nor gold despite the continuous hype from Minister Alake about the alleged billions of dollars of foreign investment in Lithium production.  In Part 1 of THE MISSING EXPORTS AND HIDDEN ROYALTIES, we examined Nigeria’s Lithium exports and the royalties that should be generated by these exports. In Part 2 we examine gold exports and the royalties due to Nigeria. In Part 1 we saw the lack of transparency and accountability of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) and the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) in failing to publish operator-level royalty and production data disaggregated by mineral type. Hence, as explained in Part 1, we must rely on mirror data for trade statistics as recorded by the importing country rather than by Nigeria’s own authorities. The two primary destinations for Nigeria’s lithium and gold exports are China and UAE respecti...

  By Biliyaminu Suraj biliyasuraj1980@yahoo.com   The Ministry of Solid Minerals has failed to disclose massive export of lithium to China and gold to the UAE and has hidden from the Nigerian public any evidence that royalties on the lithium and gold have been paid. Where are the royalties? Nigeria does not publish reliable, timely, or detailed mineral export data. The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) and the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) do not publish operator-level royalty or production data disaggregated by mineral type. The Nigerian Export Promotion Council and the Central Bank of Nigeria record mineral export values in aggregate, with significant lags and without the tonne-level detail needed to compute royalty liabilities. Nigerian Federal Government authorities do not publish any reliable data about the export of lithium despite the continuous hype from Minister Alake about the alleged billions of dollars of foreign investment in lithium product...

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has condemned threats against Christians contained in a viral video circulating on social media, calling for the individual responsible to be investigated and brought to book. Sani, in a statement posted on his social media handle, described the reported threats as condemnable, but cautioned against attributing the views expressed by an individual to the entire Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) organisation or its members. The senator’s reaction follows widespread outrage over a video reportedly showing a young man leading a group of youths in chants calling for firearms to attack Christians in Enugu and Jos, Plateau State. The footage, which has circulated widely online, has raised concerns about religious intolerance, threats to public safety and the possible exposure of children to inflammatory rhetoric. However, the identities of those involved, the location where the video was recorded and the circumstances ...