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Jun

2024

Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor

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

Police Won’t Evict Deposed Emir Ado Bayero – CP Replied Kano Governor The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has given reasons why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the State Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to remove the deposed 15 Emir of Kano from the Nasarawa mini palace where he is staying. Speaking in a telephone interview with The Punch on Friday, the police commissioner said obeying the governor’s eviction order…

Jun

2024

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Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Nigeria Is Poverty Capital, Stop Downplaying Our Situation – Obi Tells Tinubu The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has implored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop downplaying the hardship currently being suffered by citizens with his view that it’s not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Obi noted that rather than face the reality that we are the poverty capital of the world and the most insecure people and take decisive steps to stem the situation, the government is trying to play the ostrich even when the people are overwhelmed by the situation. The…

Jun

2024

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ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FGN Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects

Education, FGN, News Flash

ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FG Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concerns over the establishment of more universities without adequate funding for the existing ones. Chairperson of the ASUU chapter at the Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, Dr Melemi Abatcha, stated this at a press conference in Damatiru, the state capital on Thursday. He said that politicians have treaded universities, especially at the state level, as personal initiatives and constituency projects. Abatcha also emphasized on ASUU’s ongoing concerns regarding insufficient funding for universities and the challenges faced by academic…

Jun

2024

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Governor Alex Otti OFR Hosts Senator Orji Kalu

Abia State, Abia North, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

Governor Alex Otti Hosts Senator Orji Kalu The Governor of Abia State, Alex Alex C. Otti has just received Former State Governor and the Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at his Nvosi, Ngwa private residence in Abia State. In a brief statement on his official social media handle, Senator Kalu said the purpose of the visit is to discuss issues pertaining to the progress of the state and to brief the Governor about the happenings at the National Assembly while commending the Governor’s efforts to transform the state. On his part, the Governor…

Jun

2024

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CAF Announce New Dates For 2025 AFCON In Morocco

Football, International, News Flash, Sports

CAF Announce New Dates For 2025 AFCON In Morocco The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from December 21 2025 to January 18 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. “I am confident that the CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and the best AFCON in the history of this competition,” he said. CAF held a virtual executive committee at their headquarters in Cairo on Friday evening after which Motsepe made the announcement. Neighbor recounts how woman abused 12 years old niece, burnt her with hot knife and forced…..0.00…

Jun

2024

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Chioma’s Engagement Ring Worth 3 Rolls Royces – David Boasts

Arts And Culture, Love & Life, Marriage And Love, News Flash, People & Events

Chioma’s Engagement Ring Worth Three Rolls Royces – Davido Boasts Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has revealed that the value of his fiancée, Chioma Rowland’s engagement ring equals the price of two or three Rolls Royce. Davido disclosed this in a video video shared on Instagram on Friday by a businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. In the video, the socialite hailed the couple, who were seated in a car, and requested that Chioma flaunt the ring. “#ChiVido 2024! Excessive steeze! Let me see that ring,” he said. Responding, Davido said, “That is…

Jun

2024

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Hardship: It’s Now Difficult To Plan Our Meals – Abuja Residents Cry Out

Economy, Abuja, News Flash

Hardship: We Can No Longer Plan Our Meals – Abuja Residents Cry Out A cross-section of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says they can no longer fend for their families due to the rising cost of foodstuff. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, said that eating beans and yam have become a luxury due to its high cost. This, they said, had affected their domestic food timetable, making it impossible to eat varieties. Mrs Glory Ocholi, a mother, said that beans have become so expensive that…

Jun

2024

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Kano Governor ‘Orders’ Demolition Of Emir Bayero’s Residence

Culture, Kano, News Flash, Politics

Kano Gov ‘Orders’ Demolition Of Emir Bayero’s Residence Governor Abba Yusuf Kabir has reportedly ordered the demolition of Nasarawa Palace, the official residence of the deposed emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. The order came few hours after the Federal Hight Court sitting in Kano reversed Bayero’s removal and the subsequent reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th emir of Kano. The Kano State Government has also instructed the Kano State Commissioner of Police to immediately remove Bayero from Nassarawa Palace, which is owned by the state. The Kano government further said that the properties are set to undergo…

Jun

2024

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Rivers Crisis: Fubara Directs CTC Chairmen To Operate Remotely, Avoid Confrontation

News Flash, Politics, South South

Rivers Crisis: Fubara Directs CTC Chairmen To Operate Remotely, Avoid Confrontation The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the newly sworn-in caretaker committee chairmen can operate remotely if attempts to gain access to council secretariats would breach the peace in the state. Governor Fubara stated this shortly after swearing in the 23 chairmen at the government house in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He warned the caretaker chairmen, not to confront the security men who have taken over the council secretariats, saying he does not want to be associated with violence. “Let me also advise that as you resume in…

Jun

2024

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FG Unveils Mobile Courts To Curb Bullying, S3xual Assault In Schools

FGN, Education, Judiciary, News Flash

FG Unveils Mobile Courts To Curb Büllying, S3xual Assãult In Schools The federal government has unveiled mobile courts and new guidelines for hotels and schools to ensure speedy access to justice for cases of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and bullying. NAN reports that Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the women affairs minister, was at an Abuja partnership meeting with the stakeholders involved. The stakeholders include representatives from the ministries of health and education, medical facilities, hotel owners, NGOs, and CSOs. Mobile courts are easily moved from one place to another to adjudicate disputes and administer justice. Kennedy-Ohanenye noted the alarming cases of sexual…