The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its 330kV Ugwaji–Apir Double Circuit transmission lines 1 & 2 tripped due to a fault, leading to a power outage in several parts of northern Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, the TCN…
Military kills terrorist kingpin, Mai Hijabi, 164 others in Jigawa
The Defence Headquarters has said a notorious terrorist kingpin in Jigawa State known as Mai Hijabi has been killed in an operation conducted during the week. This, the DHQ said, was part of its effort to destroy the fighting capacities…
Food crisis grips Northern Nigeria sparking protests
Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an economic crisis forces people to skip meals and eat poor-grade rice used as fish food. To feed their children, women in northern Nigeria have even resorted to digging up…
Corrupt governance responsible for insecurity, banditry in North —Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima said corrupt governance was responsible for the crises of insecurity and banditry in the Northern part of the country. Shettima stated at the 10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation lecture and award hosted by Borno State…
Why you need to forget everything you’ve heard about Northern Nigeria!
Have you tried googling “Northern Nigeria News”? You might shudder after the search, so be prepared. But we decided to skip Google and proceed with the ‘reality route’. Now, we can say that the “Arewa” region is stunningly beautiful, with…
I came to Lagos after secondary school – Umar Faruk
Umar Faruk could not wait to leave northern Nigeria and come to Lagos after he completed secondary school. He wanted in on the hustle but he seems to have settled for a N5000 a week job of being a roasted…