Remembering a Publisher, Media Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive, Mentor and Father — Chief Executive Officer of Access Weekly Magazine and Nigeria Media Nite-Out Awards. There are some people whose departure leaves more than an empty space. It leaves a silence in places where their voice once carried, in the lives of people they guided, and in the institutions they spent years building. For the Olugbemiro family, the Nigerian media community and the many people whose lives he touched, the passing of Mr. Olusola Oluseyi Olugbemiro, popularly known as Sola Solkem, is one of those losses. At 56, Sola Solkem’s journey came to an end on Sunday, August 23, 2026. He was many things to many people: a publisher, journalist, media entrepreneur, entertainment executive, mentor, colleague, friend and industry leader. But behind all those titles was something even more important to those closest to him. He was a husband. He was a father. He was family. He was a good man. THE MAN BEHIND ACCESS ...

  Following the just concluded Nationwide All progressive congress APC Presidential Primaries which president Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged victorious with more than 10million votes, so many Zamfara State APC stakeholders question Senator Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari political loyalists for deliberately refusing to participate in the process across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State. Zamfaranewsleters gathered that, two days to the presidential primaries so many activities took place in 147 wards of the State by the stakeholders to strategize only to noticed the absence of Distinguished Senator Abdul Aziz Yari representatives which the stakeholders tagged as the Senator preparation for Anti party for the upcoming 2027 general elections. Further investigations confirmed that, Senator Yari was not happy with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not allowing his Candidate Mukhtar Idris (Kogunan Gusau) to participate in gubernatorial primaries with His Excellency governor Dauda Lawal wh...

The Zamfara State government has ban with immediate effect airing  All progressive congress APC programs on its State  owned Radio and Television Stations across the State, Zamfanewsletters has learned. Investigations into the new directives from the state government Alledged to affect all the independent Media Stations enjoying N16, 000,000 retainer ship from the  State government to propagate it's activities. The Chairman of one the famous independent  Television Station in Zamfara  who declined to mention his name for the fear of being harass from the State government lamented the State government new directives extended to independent Television and Radio Station owners as a serious crime. Recalled that last week Zamfara State governor  His Excellency Dauda Lawal Alledgedly signed an Executive order prohibiting president Bola Ahmed Tinubu APC billboard and signboards across the 14 local government areas of the State.

Reports coming in from Gusau the Capital City of Zamfara State indicates that, the Northwest Tinubu /Shettima Youths Coordinator Zamfara State Chapter Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau has been kidnapped by suspected bandits criminals terrorizing Zamfara State and it's neighboring states. An eye witnessed who beg for anonymity said, " more than 30 armed bandits stormed the resident of Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau and subsequently abducted him in front of his wife leaving the entire neighborhood's in confusion. " After some minutes of the ugly incident, we contacted the relevant security agents such as police Headquarters Gusau, Department of State Security Service DSS Zamfara State Command as well as the State command of Civil defence only to discovered that ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau is nowhere to be found. Ambassador Bashir Isa Gusau is  a  strong APC   supporter holding a sensitive position of the Northwest Tinubu / Shettima Youths Coordinator Zamfara State Chapter  (TS...

Not long ago, in the wake of food and economic crisis in Nigeria , a startling announcement came through the Senate chambers of the National Assembly. The Senate President Godswill Akpabio revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria had disbursed ₦30 billion to each state Governor, which was outside of their regular statutory allocation. The purpose of the disbursement is to tackle the worsening issue of food supply. Despite the Federal Government’s efforts, the Zamfara state markets remain empty, food prices continue to soar, and the people of the state are left asking “Where did the Zamfara  money go”? This revelation is not just a fiscal footnote but a wake-up call to ask Zamfara Governor where is the ₦30 billion per state since it  is not a small amount. With that kind of funding, communities in Zamfara should have seen new food distribution centers, subsidized goods, better storage infrastructure, and direct support to farmers. Instead, many Zamfara people still gra...

The West African Examination council (WAEC) and it's Counterpart National Examination council (NECO ) has jointly denied the received of any outstanding debts from the Zamfara State government for the release of it's Students National Examination council (NECO) from 2024 to 2018 and West African Examination council (WAEC) from 2018 to 2022 as  claimed last week by His Excellency governor Dauda Lawal to mark his two years in office. "The National Examination council NECO where i work did not have any negotiation nor receive a single penny from Zamfara State government for the release of their students withheld results, but if the state government is willing to  assist their students to secure admissions in the universities,our door is always open for negotiation a  Director working with NECO Headquarter who gave his Name as Mr Kunle hinted. In the same development. Authorities from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) have equally denied receiving any money from Zam...