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The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday, declared that it will take decades for the north-west to be free from the menacing security challenge. The leader of Muslims in Nigeria spoke in Katsina at the ‘Inaugural North West Peace and Security Summit’. In his address, the Sultan said: “What we must do is challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. “But it will take decades to get out of it if at all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and the problems. The monarch expressed the readiness…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, pending confirmation by the Senate. A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s media aide, noted that Mr. Bello is a lawyer, administrator, and renowned journalist. He is the former secretary to the Lagos State Government and holds a Master’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos. He studied Law at the same university and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002. Mr. Bello began his career…
Aisha Yesufu, a member of the Labour Party 2023 presidential campaign team, has said Peter Obi, the party’s flagbearer in the last general election, did not create the Obidient movement. Yesufu said the Obidient movement was formed due to the fallout of the EndSARS killings. She pointed out that the collective anger by Nigerian youths led to the formation of the Obidient movement of which Obi is a beneficiary. Posting on X, Yesufu wrote: “Nobody created Obidient movement. After the #EndSARS killing by APC government many became interested in politics since they were mocked and told to vote those who…
The Federal High Court in Kano will today deliver rulings in the suit seeking to determine the validity of the Kano Emirates Council Repeal Law 2024. The law was used by the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to dethrone the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and also to reverse the creation of four emirates, Bichi, Rano Karaye and Gaya, by his predecessor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The law was also relied upon to re-appoint the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was dethroned by Ganduje in 2020, as the 16th Emir of Kano. But a kingmaker…
A Nigerian man, Malam Abba Limawa, on a pilgrimage trip from Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has returned 10,500 Russian rubles, 800 dollars and 690 Saudi Riyals, he found, to the authority in Makkah. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Limawa handed over the different currencies to the Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi during the post-Afarat conference, held on Wednesday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He said that he found the money inside a waist bag, while on his way to pray at the Masjid Haram (Mosque). ” Initially, I wanted…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, denounced the killings in the South-East over the group’s agitation for secession. He also appealed for an out-of-court settlement of his ongoing treason trial by the Federal Government. The IPOB leader, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria, made the appeal on Wednesday when he appeared for the continuation of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. A viral video clip on Wednesday captured him denouncing killings in the South-East fuelled by IPOB’s agitation for separation of…
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has dragged Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first child, Imade, to court, seeking custody of the daughter. In an originating motion filed by his lawyers, Dr Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah and others, at the Lagos State High Court, dated April 17, 2024, Davido is praying the court for “an order granting joint custody of Miss Imade Adeleke to the applicant.” In the alternative, the singer prayed to the court for “an order granting to the applicant unfettered and unrestricted access to Miss Imade.” The suit, marked LD/1587PMC/2024, has as applicant…
A policeman and a vigilante operative have lost their lives following the invasion of local government secetariarts in Rivers over alleged plan by chairpersons of the Councils not to vacate office at the expiration of their tenure, the state police Command has said. DareLasisionline.com reported that the latest crisis started Governor Fubara directed all the local governemt chairment to vacate office and hand over to the Head of Local Government Administrations (HLGAs) to take over. The sacked charimen vowed not to obey Fubara’s directive. Rivers Police Command said following the breakdown of law and order in the various Local Government…
Mrs Florence Morenike Saraki, mother of the former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is dead. A statement by the former Senate President on Tuesday announced the demise of his mother and wife of the late Senate leader in the Second Republic, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki. “With profound sadness and total submission to the will of Almighty God, I announce the passing of my beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and matriarch, Chief Mrs. Florence Morenike Saraki, who peacefully transitioned today, Tuesday, June 18th, 2024. “Details regarding funeral arrangements will be shared in due course. We appreciate your love, prayers, and support…
The former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi on Monday, criticise the plan by the Federal Government to buy new aircraft for the presidential fleets. He described the move as insensitive while Nigerians grapple with economic hardship occasioned by the Federal Government’s policies. But the Presidency, in a swift reaction, described Obi’s comment as insensitive, wondering if he would rather have the life of the President jeopardised by flying faulty aircraft. In a chat with The PUNCH on Monday, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said,…