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Sep

09

2024

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Benue Government Seals Ortom’s Oracle Business Over Tax Default

Business, Economy, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Benue Govt Seals Ortom’s Oracle Business Over Tax Default The Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) weekend sealed off the premises of Oracle Business Limited, owned by former Governor Samuel Ortom over an alleged N93.5 million tax default. Also sealed in the Makurdi operation led by the BIRS acting Chairman, Mr. Sunday Odagba and Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr. Ushahemba Dekaa were Jagshu Filling Station over alleged N2.1millon default and Ubgechi Filling Station also in default of alleged N2.1million. The enforcement was a sequel to an order of a Makurdi High Court empowering the Board to enforce the consequences…

Aug

17

2024

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Woman Arrested With AK-47 Hidden In Garri Sack

Crime, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Woman Arrested With AK-47 Hidden In Garri Sack Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Adejobi added that Yusuf confessed that a notorious Bandit terrorising Katsina State, Aminu Basullube, sent her to take delivery of the arms in the Danum Madam Camp, area of the state.

Aug

12

2024

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The Eight Years Of Buhari Was Just A Waste For The North And The Country – Shettima

News Flash, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Northern Nigeria, Politics

The Eight Years Of Buhari Was Just A Waste For The North And The Country’ – Shettima The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF), Yerima Shettima, has described the eight years in office by former President Muhammadu Buhari as a waste for the northern region and the entire country. He submitted that the North has been neglected for so long by the previous leaders and the people of the region have been pushed to the wall. Shetimma made the submission in an interview with Vanguard which was published on Sunday. He described the eight years of the…

Jul

30

2024

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Senator Shehu Sani Demands Apology From Ayodele Fayose Over Remarks On Northern Marriage Practices

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Senator Shehu Sani Demands Apology from Ayodele Fayose Over Remarks on Northern Marriage Practices Senator Shehu Sani has called on former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose to apologize for his recent remarks about northern Nigerians. Fayose had suggested that the practice of marrying multiple wives and having many children among northerners exacerbates Nigeria’s population crisis and increases pressure on the government. In a tweet on Tuesday, Senator Sani condemned Fayose’s comments as “unreasonable” and “condescending.” He described the remarks as “contemptuous and unconscionable,” urging Fayose to retract his statement and issue a formal apology. “Even though Fayose spoke as an…

Jul

24

2024

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Tinubu Signs North West Development Commission Bill Into Law

National Assembly, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Tinubu Signs North West Development Commission Bill Into Law President Bola Tinubu has given presidential assent to the North West Development Commission Bill. Speaking on the bill, the sponsor and the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, commended the passage of the bill, He noted that with the presidential assent, the Federal Government intervention agency will address the deleterious state of infrastructural facilities in the region. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Barau noted that it would mitigate the poor state of infrastructure in the region destroyed by the terror gang, Boko Haram. He added, “The President has signed the…

Jul

12

2024

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You Can’t Stop North From Voting Tinubu In 2027 – Group Tells El-Rufai’s Son

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Politics

You Can’t Stop North From Voting Tinubu In 2027- Group Tells El-Rufai’s Son The Arewa Progressive Forum for Good Governance (APFGG), a group, has said that the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Bashir El- Rufa’i and his co-travellers cannot Stop Northerners from re-electing Tinubu in 2027. Bashir had in a post on his social media handle, allegedly predicted that the President and the Governor would be voted out of office in 2027 for ”non-performance”. However, in a statement signed by Malam Ibrahim Musa Bichi, Chairman, the group condemned Bashir El-Rufai’s prediction and challenged his father to vie for the…

Jul

08

2024

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Sokoto Governor Orders LG Chairmen To Refund Diverted Sallah Stipends

News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Politics

Sokoto Governor Orders LG Chairmen To Refund Diverted Sallah Stipends The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu, has directed local government chairmen and the Local Government Education Authority officials, who diverted workers’ N30,000 Sallah stipend to return the same or be ready to face sanctions. The governor made the demand in a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mallam Abubakar Bawa. “The money was given to the workers in the state and some unscrupulous staff diverted the funds and they have been directed to return it immediately or face serious consequences. “I wonder how somebody would deny our…

Jul

03

2024

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Sultan Has No Constitutional Power To Appoint Anyone – Sokoto Government Declared

Culture, Judiciary, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Sultan Has No Constitutional Power To Appoint Anyone – Sokoto Govt Declares The Sokoto State government has said constitutionally, the Sultan of Sokoto has no power to appoint anyone. Speaking at the public hearing on the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008, on Tuesday, Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, said the existing Chieftaincy law in the state contravenes the constitution of Nigeria. He said section 76(2) of the law is inconsistent with section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. “Section 5(2) of the constitution stipulates that the executive power to appoint in the state is vested on…

Jul

03

2024

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State Government Announces N200,000 Bonus For Corps Members

Education, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

State Government Announces N200,000 Bonus For Corps Members The Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has announced the sum of N200,000 as bonus for each of the Batch B, Stream 1 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to serve. He said the bonus was to encourage the 1,600 corps members to remain and serve in the state. The governor stated this during the NYSC Batch B, Stream 1 orientation ceremony held at the temporary camp in Paikoro, on Tuesday. He revealed that any corps member who ventures into agriculture can earn N500,000 monthly and announced N5…

Jun

26

2024

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Bill To Strip Power From Sultan Of Sokoto Scales Through Second Reading

Culture, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Bill To Strip Power From Sultan Of Sokoto Scales Through Second Reading The Sokoto State Assembly has successfully completed the first and second readings of the Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill. The amendment bill, if passed into law, will strip the sultan of powers to appoint the kingmakers and will also strip the sultan of powers to appoint district heads without government approval, among other things. Recall that the State Government had earlier gave green light to amend section 76 of the local government and chieftaincy law to align with prevailing practices within the state. Under the current law, the…