Hon. Maryam Baba Adamu Support Group

15/09/2026

HON. MARYAM BABA ADAMU CONDEMNS ATTACK ON MAFITA PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP NETWORK HEADQUARTERS KADUNA.

Statement by Hon. Maryam Baba Adamu, SSA to the Governor on Women Mobilization and the Women Leader Mafita Progressive Leadership Network (MPLN)

I strongly condemn the attack on the headquarters of Mafita Progressive Leadership Network (MPLN) this evening, 15 September 2026.

According to reports and accounts attributed to eyewitnesses at the scene, the incident involved the vandalisation of the organisation’s office and vehicles, the looting of property, and a machete attack on two members of the organisation. It was further reported that approximately ₦4 million in cash was taken during the incident.

Eyewitness accounts have also alleged that persons believed to be supporters of ADC were involved in the attack. This is a serious allegation which requires urgent and impartial investigation. No individual or group should, however, be presumed culpable until the facts are properly established by the competent authorities.

I therefore call on the relevant security agencies to conduct a prompt, comprehensive and impartial investigation into the incident, establish the circumstances surrounding the attack, identify those responsible and, where culpability is established, ensure that the appropriate provisions of the law are applied.

Political differences and competition are inherent in democratic practice. They must, however, never degenerate into violence, destruction of property, intimidation or physical attacks on individuals. Every political actor and supporter has a responsibility to respect the rights, dignity and safety of others and to pursue political engagement through peaceful and lawful means.

I equally urge members and supporters of MPLN to remain calm and exercise restraint. There must be no retaliation. Any grievances arising from this incident should be channelled through the appropriate legal and institutional avenues, while all concerned are encouraged to cooperate fully with the security agencies.

At this critical moment, our collective responsibility is to protect peace, uphold the rule of law and prevent an isolated incident from escalating into broader tension within our communities.

I call on all political stakeholders, community leaders, members of our progressive network and citizens to exercise restraint and work together to preserve the peace and security of Kaduna State.

Hon. Maryam Baba Adamu
SSA to the Governor on Women Mobilization
15 September 2026

12/09/2026

Highlights from the Women Entrepreneurship Development Training & Empowerment Programme — Track One, earlier today

Women empowered. Skills strengthened. Lives transformed.

12/09/2026

African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative in Collaboration with the Maryam Baba-Adamu Foundation for Women and Youth Development to Train, Empower and Strengthen Women Entrepreneurs in Kaduna.

Earlier today, the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative, in collaboration with the Maryam Baba-Adamu Foundation for Women and Youth Development, successfully concluded the first track of its Women Entrepreneurship Development Training, aimed at training, empowering, and strengthening women with various skills and semi-skilled businesses, while supporting them to improve their livelihoods and contribute meaningfully to the economic development of Kaduna State.

The training brought together women from diverse backgrounds and different areas of enterprise, providing them with an opportunity to identify and openly discuss the challenges confronting their businesses. The programme went beyond identifying these challenges by providing practical guidance, business advice, encouragement, and relevant knowledge to help participants improve, complement, and maximize the skills they already possess.

As part of the empowerment initiative, participants were also provided with various incentives, including financial support to beneficiaries, to enable them to strengthen and expand their businesses. The intervention reflects a deliberate commitment to helping women transform their skills into sustainable and productive enterprises.

Also in the forefront of this initiative is Hon. Maryam Baba Adamu, Senior Special Assistant to His Excellency Senator Uba Sani CON on Women Mobilization, through the Maryam Baba-Adamu Foundation for Women and Youth Development. Her commitment to women’s empowerment demonstrates the importance of utilizing every available platform and opportunity to reach, support, and uplift women across the state.

This first edition, designated Track One, marks the beginning of a broader empowerment journey. More tracks and initiatives are expected in the near future, creating opportunities to reach and empower more women, address emerging challenges, and provide the support needed for them to thrive in their respective enterprises.

The initiative is not merely about providing assistance; it is about building capacity, strengthening confidence, identifying opportunities, addressing challenges, and creating pathways for women to achieve greater economic independence.

As more opportunities arise, Hon. Maryam Baba-Adamu remains committed to utilizing her office and platform to reach more women and extend the benefits of empowerment to communities across Kaduna State.

Empowering women is not just an investment in individuals—it is an investment in families, communities, and the greater economic future of Kaduna State.

Women empowered. Skills strengthened. Enterprises supported. Communities transformed.

10/09/2026

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

GOVERNOR UBA SANI APPOINTS NEW COMMISSIONERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND AIDES TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL AGENDA

In a strategic move to accelerate the administration's development agenda and deepen institutional reforms, the Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Senator Uba Sani (CON), has appointed key professionals to pivotal positions within the state government.

APPOINTMENTS:

1. BEN KURE — Commissioner of Sports Development
2. AMINA AKILU DALHAT — Commissioner, Special Duties I
3. ABDULLAHI GARBA ABBAS — Commissioner, Special Duties II
4. DR. HALLIRU SOBA — Deputy Chief of Staff, Administration
5. HON. ISMAILA ALIYU MAKARFI — Special Adviser, Human Capital Development
6. HON. MUKHTAR ISA HAZO — Special Adviser, State Assembly Political Liaison
7. ENG. NAMADI MUSA — Board Chairman, KADRARA
8. ZAKARI ALIYU — Managing Director, KSMC
9. GARBA THOMAS NJINE — Executive Director, KSMC-TV
10. BELLO SANI GIMI — Executive Director, Corporate Services, KAPSCO
11. DR. JOHN AYUBA — SSA, Social Policy
12. ALIYU LAWAL IBRAHIM — SSA, Youth Support Services
13. JOYCE VIYANTO ANTONZA — SSA, Inter-Agency Coordination
14. BARNABAS ELIZABETH — SSA, Community Integration
15. GARBA HAYATU — SSA, Trade Development
16. HON. IBRAHIM ISMAIL — SSA, Constituency Affairs
17. HON. BLESSING SAMBO — SSA, Gender Advocacy
18. ENGR. JUSTIN LADAN — SSA, Local Enterprise Development
19. YUSUF BASHIR — SSA, Community Outreach
20. ABDULLAHI LERE LAWAL — SSA, Public Service Coordination
21. VINCENT IRIMIYA — SSA, Grassroots Development Projects
22. ENGR. KABIRU ABDULLAHI WAZIRI — SSA, Humanitarian II
23. NASIRU BELLO — SSA, Youth and Community Development
24. BRENDA J. MAIGARI — SSA, Videography (Deputy Governor's Office)
25. MOHAMMED RABIU JA'AFARU — SSA, Emergency Management II
26. HON. HARUNA GARBA KYOSTONG — SSA, Community Relations
27. HON. NASIR A. MAIKANO — SSA, Institutional Relations
28. HON. KARLMAX MUSA CHAMAN — SSA, Social Welfare
29. AUWAL AMINU KARGI — SSA, Volunteer Services
30. HON. JOHN WYAH YEM — SSA, Community Unions and Development Associations
31. HON. DANIEL FADASON — SSA, Community Empowerment
32. ABUBAKAR MUKHTAR DATTIJO — SSA, Development Initiative
33. GAMAGIRA ISYAKU MUHAMMAD — SSA, Environmental Protection II
34. NASIR YAHAYA — SSA, Community Engagement IV
35. HON. BULUS MAKAMA — SA, Social Welfare
36. AMINU MOHAMMED IDRIS — SA, Information and Public Enlightenment
37. ADZE SARKI SARKI — SA, Community Relations
38. MAKAMA KATE — SA, Trade Development
39. HON. ESTHER DANLADI AYIKAS — SA, Youth and Community Development
40. MUBARAK AHMAD GUMI — SA, Constituency Affairs
41. LOT ADAMS LOT — SA, Institutional Relations
42. KARIMA ABDULLAHI — SA, Gender Advocacy
43. DAVID ADEWIRAN — SA, Volunteer Services
44. OCHI MICHAEL — SA, Videography II

BOARD APPOINTMENTS:

🔹 KADUNA VIGILANCE SERVICE BOARD (KADVS)
▫️ AVM BASHIR GAMAGIRA SAIDU — Board Chairman, KADVS
▫️ MAKAMA YUSUF — Board Member, KADVS
▫️ YAHAYA IBRAHIM SHINKO — Board Member, KADVS
▫️ HON. NUHU KAGAI — Board Member, KADVS

🔹 KADUNA STATE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE BOARD (KSPHCB)
▫️ ALHAJI MUNIR JAFARU — Board Chairman, KSPHCB
▫️ HON. SHEHU MAKARFI — Board Member, KSPHCB
▫️ NIIMA HAJARA KERA — Board Member, KSPHCB
▫️ HON. ANDREW DOGON YARO IYA — Board Member, KSPHCB

🔹 KADUNA HOSPITAL SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (KADHSMA)
▫️ DR. YUSUF ALIYU BATURE — Board Chairman, KADHSMA
▫️ IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI SHUAIBU — Board Member, KADHSMA
▫️ ALIYU MUHAMMAD — Board Member, KADHSMA
▫️ ISHAYA RANGA — Board Member, KADHSMA

🔹 INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (KIVTSD)
▫️ ESTHER BAGO — Board Chairman, KIVTSD
▫️ ENG. UMAR YUSUF BAGAYE — Board Member, KIVTSD
▫️ SHAFIU IDRIS — Board Member, KIVTSD
▫️ MUSA ABDULLAHI BADEMBO — Board Member, KIVTSD

🔹 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GIDAN WAYA
▫️ HON. JUSTICE GIDEON ISA KURADA (RTD) — Board Chairman, College of Education, Gidan Waya
▫️ ALH. AHMED ISYAKU SULEIMAN — Board Member, College of Education, Gidan Waya
▫️ ZAINAB BARAU — Board Member, College of Education, Gidan Waya
▫️ REBECA HENRY AKAPSON — Board Member, College of Education, Gidan Waya

🔹 NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC
▫️ DR. BELLO LAWAL (DURUMIN ZAZZAU) — Board Chairman, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Council
▫️ PROF. ISHAYA DAUDA — Board Member, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Council
▫️ HADIZA ALIYU — Board Member, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Council
▫️ YUNUSA YAU TANKO — Board Member, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Council

🔹 KADUNA STATE WATER CORPORATION (KADSWAC)
▫️ HAJIA FATIMA YAHAYA NUHU — Chairman, KADSWAC Board
▫️ ALH. BASHIR ABDU SOBA — Board Member, KADSWAC
▫️ ISYAKU A. NABABA — Board Member, KADSWAC
▫️ DR. KUBAI ZONKWA — Board Member, KADSWAC

🔹 KADUNA STATE TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (KASTLEA)
▫️ HON. AHMED YARO COCA-COLA — Chairman, KASTLEA Board
▫️ SAGIR ZUBAIRU AWAI — Board Member, KASTLEA
▫️ DR. AUWWALU INUSA — Board Member, KASTLEA
▫️ DR. ABBAS DALLATU UMAR — Board Member, KASTLEA

🔹 KADUNA STATE RESIDENTS IDENTITY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (KADRIMA)
▫️ COMMISSIONER, PLANNING AND BUDGET COMMISSION — Chairman, KADRIMA Board
▫️ RABI SAULAWA — Board Member, KADRIMA
▫️ HAJIA LADI YAHUZA — Board Member, KADRIMA
▫️ CHRISTY YORI — Board Member, KADRIMA

🔹 KADUNA STATE FACILITY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (KADFAMA)
▫️ HON. UBAN KATO — Chairman, KADFAMA Board
▫️ ENG. ISHAK ABDULKARIM — Board Member, KADFAMA
▫️ COM. YAKUBU WAZIRI — Board Member, KADFAMA
▫️ BARR. DR. DEBORAH USMAN — Board Member, KADFAMA

10/09/2026

02/09/2026

31/08/2026

TINUBU'S ECONOMIC REFORMS ARE REVIVING BUSINESSES, RESTORING INVESTOR CONFIDENCE, AND REPOSITIONING NIGERIA'S ECONOMY — PRESIDENCY

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ongoing economic reforms are restoring confidence in Nigeria's business environment and creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs to grow and thrive.

Speaking during the commissioning of Makib Estilo, a newly expanded business outlet in Abuja, officials noted that businesses are witnessing renewed growth as a result of targeted support for MSMEs through intervention funds, single-digit loans, free business formalization initiatives, and improving foreign exchange conditions.

According to the Presidency, the transformation of Makib Estilo from a small shop into a diversified enterprise reflects the improving business climate under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The business owner also attributed the expansion of her enterprise to the stabilizing foreign exchange market, which has reduced import costs and strengthened business confidence.

The Presidency further maintained that while economic reforms may initially be challenging, Nigerians and businesses are gradually adapting to the new realities and beginning to appreciate their long-term benefits. It also urged critics of the administration's policies to engage directly with businesses and ordinary Nigerians before drawing conclusions based on hearsay.

As citizens, we should continue to evaluate leadership based on tangible achievements, measurable progress, and a clear vision for sustainable national development. In my view, the developmental trajectory being witnessed under the Renewed Hope Agenda deserves continuity and sustained public support.

📌 Source: Blueprint Newspapers (August 31, 2026).

Looking Ahead to 2027: The Case for Continuity

We believe that President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, deserves a renewed mandate in 2027 to consolidate the gains of his bold economic reforms, deepen institutional transformation, and accelerate Nigeria's journey toward sustainable prosperity and global competitiveness.

Likewise, we, the good people of Kaduna State, believe the prudent course is to re-elect Senator Uba Sani , CON, whose administration has exhibited exemplary leadership through strategic investments in infrastructure, human capital development, security, rural transformation, and inclusive governance.

The future belongs to those who consolidate progress, not those who abandon it midway. Let us preserve the momentum and strengthen the foundation for a more prosperous Nigeria. Nigeria.