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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State has condemned the attack by gunmen on its Chairmanship candidate for the Akure South Local Government election, Mr Gbenga Fasua. The state Chairman of SDP, Chief Korede Duyile, expressed concern over the attack in a statement issued in Akure on Monday by Mr Dele Ogunbameru, the Chairman of SDP Reconciliation and Development Committee in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fasua was attacked on Friday night after he participated in a programme, “Oselu”, on the state-owned Ondo State Radio Corporation “to keep the public abreast of his candidature…

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday expressed sadness on the death of two of his aides, Chief Friday Akpoyibo and Chief Godspower Muemuifo. Akpoyibo died on Sunday, March 8 while Muemuifo’s death occurred on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 and until their demise, both were Senior Special Assistants to the Governor on Political Matters. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Monday in Asaba, commiserated with the families of the deceased and their communities of Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area and Egbo-Ide in Ughelli South Local Government Area, respectively. Okowa described…

The Gumel Emirate Council Zakat Committee in Jigawa has distributed 792 bags of grains to 510 less privileged persons as a charity. Zakat is a form of charity or alms-giving which is one of the five pillars of Islam. Speaking at the occasion on Monday, in Gumel Kudu, Alhaji Sani Maiturare, the Committee’s Chairman, said the grains, including sorghum and guinea corn, were distributed based on the need of the beneficiaries. He said payment of Zakat was obligatory for every wealthy Muslim to purify his wealth and seek blessings from Allah. Maiturare, who is also the Sa’in of Gumel, urged…

Security was beefed up around the Emir’s palace and strategic places, including Government House area in Kano metropolis on Monday to safeguard lives and property after the deposition of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Secretary to the Kano State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Alhaji, announced the removal of the embattled monarch at a news conference in Government House on Monday. NAN reports that armed security personnel were deployed at the main entrance to the Government House monitoring the movement of people going along the State Road which leads to other parts of the…

The Plateau Government will resume its monthly sanitation in May, according to the Commissioner of Environment, Alhaji Yakubu Usman. Usman, who made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, said the exercise was earlier suspended because of security challenges in the state. He said the State Government would engage in public-private partnerships for the smooth take-off and sustenance of the exercise. ” We have written a Memo on the need to resuscitate the normal monthly sanitation. We are hoping to resume it in May when the rainy season starts, at least we…

The acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Mary Uduk, has extolled the contributions of women in the development of the country’s capital market and nation-building. Uduk spoke at an event to mark the 2020 International Women’s Day celebration with the theme `I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights’ in Abuja on Monday. She said the day was focused on celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and highlighting their challenges. The acting director-general said that women had been developing the capital market and by extension the economy of the country in their various…

The Lagos House of Assembly on Monday passed a resolution sacking two of its principal officers and suspending two members indefinitely for gross misconduct, insubordination, and action that could destabilize the House. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, announced the punitive measures following voice votes by the members present during the plenary session. Obasa said the principal officers that were removed included the Chief Whip, Mr Rotimi Abiru and the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Olumuyiwa Jimoh. The speaker also announced that the suspended members were Mr Moshood Oshun (Lagos Mainland Constituency II) and Mr Kazeem Raheem Adewale (Ibeji…

A new emir of Kano has emerged. He is Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, who was the former emir of Bichi. The former Kano emir, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, is reported to have been taken away from the palace by security operatives led by a Police Commissioner. Prompt News reports that Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was earlier in the day dethroned by the state government. NAN

The Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has called for politics without bitterness in Nigeria. Tambuwal made the call on Monday during a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani. The governor said that the purpose of his visit was to sympathize with Gov. Nasir El-Rufai over the recent killings, which occurred in some parts of the state and also to congratulate the newly-elected speaker. “Whenever elections are over, then politics without bitterness is what every politician should embrace so as to move the country forward in terms of peaceful coexistence and development. “For instance in…

Bashir Makama, newly posted Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone XI has solicited for support and cooperation of communities in the zone to fight crimes and enhance security in the area. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Zone XI command comprises of Oyo, Ondo and Osun States. Makama made the call on Monday during a familiarisation tour to Oyo State. He noted that crime in the society was intensive which the police could not fight successfully without the assistance of the communities. Makama said: “Community policing is meant to be a collective responsibility. “Securing life…