November 12, 2025

NYFF trains Northeast grantees on accountability, transparency

The Nigeria Youth Future Fund (NYFF) has commenced a two-day capacity-building workshop for its grantees across the North-East aimed at strengthening accountability, transparency, and effective project implementation. Alhaji Modu Mu’azu, Chief Executive Officer, Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability, disclosed this at the opening of the workshop on Tuesday in Damaturu. Mu’azu said the programme was part of the NYFF 2025...

Yobe Police Step Up Action Against Gender-Based Violence, Child Abuse

By Baba Dan'Iya The Yobe Police Command says it has intensified efforts to curb rising cases of gender-based violence, rape and child abuse across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Ado, disclosed this in a statement issued in Damaturu on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim. Ado expressed concern over the increasing number of...

Stakeholders urge health minister to promote transparency, educate citizens on BHCPF

By Ahmed Ahmed Stakeholders in Bauchi State have called on the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, to strengthen transparency in the utilisation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and educate poor and vulnerable citizens on their rights to access healthcare services. Speaking in Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area, Dr. Yahaya...

Yobe Moves to Build Trust in Governance Through Training LG Officials

By Baba Dan'iya The Yobe Government has commenced a two-day capacity-building workshop for local government officials aimed at strengthening fiscal transparency and building citizens’ trust in governance. The event, which took place on Tuesday in Damaturu, was organised by the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)...

Yobe Magistrate Dismisses Case Against Talban Potiskum Over Hate Speech Allegation

The Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Damaturu has dismissed the case filed against Mr. Suleiman Jaji, the Talban Potiskum, The case was instituted by the Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, over alleged incitement, hate speech and threat to public peace. The suit, filed as Commissioner of Police v. Suleiman Jaji with number YBS/DT/CMC1/284/2025, was brought pursuant to Section...