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The Nigerian Army has denied any involvement in the Kano State emirate tussle that is rocking the state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday said the Army had no involvement in the tussle and its personnel were not involved in enforcing any court order. He said contrary to insinuations by the Kano State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association “troops of the Nigerian Army have not been involved in the Kano State emirate tussle and are not involved in enforcing any court order. ” He noted that the service steps taken were…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has dismissed the report of Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s death. The Secretary General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, said Pa Adebanjo is hale and hearty. In a statement he signed, Ebiseni said Adebanjo was mistaken for a former Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Ayo Banjo, whose death at the age of 90 years, was reported on Friday. According to Ebiseni: “Baba (Adebanjo) is alive. The attention of the Afenifere, apex Yoruba Socio-Political Organisation has been drawn to a statement making the rounds, particularly in the media, that our leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is…
You are cordially invited to grace the Special Birthday Concert of Ayankemi Percussion band as she will be releasing two new tracks, ‘Dudu Ni Mi and Obirin” filled with melodious sounds. Ayankemi percussion band is a female talking drummer singer and stage performer, she will be entertaining you live with her band. The venue of the event is Real Sound Studio which is located in the heart of Lagos. The event will be filled with interactive games and music performances by fast growing artistes. Time: 3pm Location: Real Sound Studio, Pen Cinema Agege Imola Iju Ishaga Rd, Imola Bustop, Agege,…
A popular Nigerian pastor, Michael Oluronbi and his wife Juliana, have been sentenced to jail for 34 years in the United Kingdom. Oluronbi was found guilty of sexual offences against six women and a man. The UK-based Nigerian clergyman was accused of abusing children and adults for over 20 years after convincing them to take part in “spiritual bathing to cleanse them of evil spirits.” Oluronbi was jailed for 34 years for offences of multiple rapes of members of his congregation. Birmingham Crown Court convicted Oluronbi of “fifteen counts of rape, seven counts of indecent assault and two counts of…
Popular Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington professionally known as Bank W has successfully undergone skin cancer surgery for the 4th time. Banky W, the “Made For You” hitmaker who has been battling skin cancer for almost 20 years now took to his verified Instagram page to share the latest development with all and sundry. Banky W who also doubles as pastor shares the emotional moment of him at the hospital before the skin cancer surgery, after the skin cancer surgery and the moment he went home and started engaging in fitness. The video captured Adesua Etomi showing utmost support to his…
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi is unfit to rule Nigeria. The award-winning writer made this known during a recent interview said that Obi asked his followers known as Obidients to attack him and others with opposing views online in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. He advised Obi not to run for president in the next election for the sake of the nation. He insisted that the LP stakeholder could not lead Nigeria because Obidients, whom he claimed were under the directive of the former Anambra governor, were constantly…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has granted an ex-parte order stopping Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II pending the determination of a substantive suit filed against the reinstatement. The order also kicked against the abolishment of four emirates: Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. DAILY POST earlier reported that the reinstatement was consequent upon a bill earlier passed by the State House of Assembly on Thursday. The court, however, directed all parties involved to maintain status quo ante pending the determination of the suit filed by Sarkin Dawaki Babba and Aminu Babba-Dan’Agundi on…
A former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, is set to be reportedly reinstated as the Emir of Kano. Naija News understands that this follows the passage of a new law by the State House of Assembly which abolished four emirates created in addition to the Emir of Kano. The emirates were created under a controversial law in 2019 by the administration of former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. According to LEADERSHIP, there is no official statement yet on Sanusi’s reinstatement, but sources privy to the situation told the newspaper that Sanusi will be in Kano on…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed plans by the federal government to offer Nigerians two months of free rides on the Abuja light rail service. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the ministerial press briefing reviewing the one-year performance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Wike disclosed that the Abuja light rail would be commissioned by the President on Monday. He added that the free ride would commence on Tuesday after the inauguration on Monday. According to Wike, this is part of President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda for the residents of the FCT and its environments. “For…
The Kano State House of Assembly has dissolved all five emirate councils in the state, saying Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has the sole power to appoint new Emirs. This was sequel to deliberations on the floor of the house during plenary on Thursday. The Kano State Emirate Council Amendment Bill was considered on the floor of the house after scaling second and third readings on Thursday morning. Earlier, the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Butu Butu, explained that repealing the law would revive the lost glory of Kano as the division of Kano Emirate to five reduced the capacity and…