Food crisis

8th May 2025 The United Nations Children’s Fund, on Monday, said Nigeria had beaten the war-torn Sudan to emerge as the capital of malnourished children on the African continent and the second highest in the world. There is no sadder news for a country that has been struggling to maintain a semblance of normalcy. This…

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has apprehended Alhaji Nasir Lawal, the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, along with several state government officials and traders. They are accused of diverting rice palliatives intended for vulnerable residents of the state. The DSS’s operation led to the impoundment of 2,000…