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Kano Emirate Official Dismissed Over WhatsApp Palace LeaksA Kano Emirate official has reportedly been dismissed after allegedly sharing confidential palace information through WhatsApp, adding a new dispute to the…
Northern governors push ranch subsidies over grazing reservesNorthern governors are pushing back against a renewed grazing reserve policy, arguing that Nigeria’s livestock crisis cannot be solved by setting aside land…
Hausa Storytelling Enters the African Literary SpotlightThe shortlisting of a Hausa children’s book author for a major African literature prize has placed Northern Nigeria’s storytelling tradition in a wider…
Benue’s Rising Farmer-Herder Violence Tests Nigeria’s Security ResponseBenue has entered another period of intense insecurity as attacks linked to farmer-herder tensions spread across rural communities, forcing families from their…
Boko Haram Splinter Group Claims Responsibility for Gombe Church AttackA Boko Haram splinter group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Gombe State, renewing fears that the insurgency is expanding its targets…
Kano’s Prepaid Meter Gap Puts Households Under PressureAround 60 percent of homes in Kano are reportedly without prepaid electricity meters, leaving millions of residents dependent on estimated billing. The…
What the Viral Hausa Bride Video Reveals About Marriage CustomsA video circulating across ArewaGram appears to show a Hausa bride objecting to traditional demands connected to her marriage ceremony. In the clip, her…
Hadiza Gabon’s Community Service Sentence ExplainedKannywood actress Hadiza Aliyu Gabon has been sentenced to community service in a defamation case, bringing a prominent Hausa-language entertainment dispute…
Northern women press for a stronger voice in Tinubu’s governmentNorthern women in politics are demanding that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration reserve at least 35 percent of cabinet and senior government…
How Rice Smuggling Revenue Reaches Bandit Networks in SokotoA serving customs officer has described an alleged financial connection between cross-border rice smuggling and armed banditry in Sokoto State, saying profits…