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May

27

2024

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‘It’s Will Of Allah’- Dethroned Emir Of Gaya Accepts Removal

Culture, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Kano, News Flash

(Kano Tussle): ‘It’s Will Of Allah’ – Dethroned Emir Of Gaya Accepts Removal The dethroned Emir of Gaya, Aliyu Abdulkadir, has described his dethronement as the “will of Allah.” Abdulkadir disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa on Sunday. Recall that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano, dethroned the Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye, Kano and Gaya, and reinstated Muhammad Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano on Friday. Sanusi was dethroned in 2020 after he fell out with Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of the state. While the Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya have complied with the directive,…

May

27

2024

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Abiacentric News Magazine To Be Unveiled On Wednesday 29th – Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere(Publisher)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash

All things being equal, Abiacentric News Magazine will be unveiled on Wednesday the 29th of May, 2024. The magazine is being launched to fundamentally compliment the electronic and internet based social media handles processing our information today. Abiacentric will mostly be Abia State based information medium as the name portrays. It is another of our efforts in Abia Infrastructure Mandate to contribute to robust information dissemination in support of good governance in our state. This anniversary edition being unveiled on the 29th of May will focus on the trending news of the scorecard of Dr. Alex Otti's one year in…

May

26

2024

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Atiku Blasts FG Over Role In Kano Emirship Tussle

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Culture, News Flash

Atiku Blasts FG Over Role In Kano Emirship Tussle Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Federal Government for its action in deploying security forces to Kano over battle of emirship between the 16th and 15th emirs – Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero – respectively. Atiku said the matter remains under the influence of the state since Governor Abba Yusuf enacted the repealed Kano State Emirate Council law which consequently reinstated the deposed Sanusi as the current emir. He said the action of the Federal Government contravenes the 1999 Constitution as Amended. Atiku, who made this known in…

May

26

2024

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Liborous Oshoma: When A Media Platform Becomes A Lying Tool – By Dodoh Okafor

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

Liborous Oshoma: When a Media Platform Becomes a Lying Tool BY DODOH OKAFOR The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apparatchiks in Abia State have found great excitement, and as some say, some sense of ecstasy, akin in some way to an orgasm, in the circulation of a media broadcast wherein Gov. Alex Otti was harshly criticised, called names and maligned with tissues of lies, half truths and regurgitated propaganda lines by a certain Liborous Oshoma, a self styled activist, known for running media errands here and there. Many informed Abians and objective observers who understand the antics of using the media…

May

26

2024

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Remi Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, People Reorientation

Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged young girls to embrace modesty and reject revealing clothing, emphasizing that nakedness is not acceptable in Nigerian culture. She spoke in a video shared on X by Arise TV on Saturday. She emphasized the importance of confidence and self-awareness, urging young girls to be proud of who they are without compromising their values for the sake of fashion. She said: “The message here is, we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress, they keep forgetting that in Nigeria, we are…

May

25

2024

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Nigeria Is No Longer Bleeding, Last 12 Months Fulfilling – President Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Nigeria Is No Longer Bleeding, Last 12 Months Fulfilling – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Friday said Nigeria is no longer bleeding as his administration has stopped the bleeding amidst some challenges. He said despite the presence of some challenges that are being addressed frontally, the 12 months of his administration has been fulfilling. The president also called for a more effective local government system that fostered community development and delivers the essentials of governance within a strengthened federal structure. Speaking when he received a delegation of the Yoruba Leaders of Thought at the State House on Friday, President Tinubu…

May

24

2024

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Supporters Stage One Million Man Solidarity Walk For Tinubu In Rivers

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

Supporters Stage One Million Man Solidarity Walk For Tinubu In Rivers Supporters of President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State have staged a one million-man solidarity walk in Rivers State. In a now-viral video, supporters of Tinubu could be heard singing in their native language as they waved the flag of the All Progressives Congress. Tinubu will be celebrating his one year as President of Nigeria come May 29. His administration has been a decisive and hard time for Nigerians, amid subsidy removal, forex instability among others. So many times, Mr President has promise to turn things around, with commitment towards…

May

24

2024

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Why I Reinstated Lamido Sanusi As Emir Of Kano – Governor Yusuf

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Culture, News Flash

Why I Reinstated Lamido Sanusi As Kano Emir – Governor Yusuf The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, says the reinstatement of the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, was a fulfilment of a campaign promise. Mr Yusuf, on Thursday, signed the bill repealing the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that gave the state five emirate councils. The state House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill for the dissolution of the four additional emirates created by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the removal of all five emirs. The governor signed the bill at the…

May

24

2024

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You’re Joking – Kanayo O. Kanayo, Others Slam FG Over Ban On Money Rituals, Smoking In Movies

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Entertainment, News Flash

You ‘re Joking – Kanayo .O. Kanayo, Mike Okri Slam FG Over Ban On Money Rituals, Smoking In Movies Veteran actor Kanayo .O. Kanayo alongside music icon Mike Okri has frowned at the Federal Government’s recent approval of the prohibition of smoking and glamorizing of money rituals and killings in Nigerian films, skits and music videos, describing such development as ‘a joke.’ The government on Wednesday, through the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, Dr. Shaibu Husseini approved the “Prohibition of Money Ritual, Ritual Killing, Tobacco, Tobacco Product, Nicotine Product Promotion, glamorization, display in movies,…

May

23

2024

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We Have Elected Govts Worse Than Military – APC Chieftain, Lukman Blasts Tinubu

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We Have Elected Govts Worse Than Military – APC Chieftain, Lukman Blasts Tinubu A former National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Moh. Lukman, has blasted his party for dashing the hopes of Nigerians in the last nine years. In a statement on Tuesday, while restating his membership of the party, Lukman said the worst part of the situation is that “we have elected governments, virtually at all levels, performing worse than military rulers.” He noted that 25 years after the advent of democracy in 1999, the welfare condition of Nigerians is unarguably worse, while…