No Plan To Dethrone Sultan Abubakar – Sokoto Government Knocks Islamic Group, MURIC
The Sokoto State Government has denied allegations made by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) suggesting plans to dethrone his eminence, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto. In a release, through the Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor,…
North West insecurity affecting other zones, Tinubu laments
President Bola Tinubu on Monday lamented that the insecurity in the North-West region was affecting other parts of the country. Tinubu stated this in Katsina, at a two-day summit themed, ‘Regional Cooperation for Securing Lives and Livelihoods in North West…
Missing Ogun pregnant woman faked abduction, found in Kwara – Police
The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, said a pregnant woman, Rahemat Lateef, who claimed to have been abducted by some unknown gunmen while going to the state hospital at Ijaiye, Abeokuta for child delivery, is a case of fake…
BREAKING: NELFUND postpones student loan application for state-owned institutions
The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Tuesday announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due” to low data submissions,” a statement by the agency said in Abuja. The Fund said the…
Tinubu Appoints Tunji Bello FCCPC Boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, pending Senate confirmation. Mr. Bello, a renowned journalist, previously served as the Chairman of the Editorial…
Kano Court Adjourns Govt Case Against Ado Bayero, Others Over Emirate Tussle To July 2
The Kano State High Court has adjourned hearing on the state government’s motion to restrain Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from presenting themselves as Emirs. The adjournment was ordered by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu. The case was adjourned to…
Kano chief magistrate suspended for ‘transferring money from petitioner’s frozen bank account’
The Kano state Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Talatu Makama, a chief magistrate, indefinitely. She was suspended for allegedly ordering the transfer of funds from a frozen bank account into her personal account. According to a statement issued…
Shettima loses mother-in-law
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lost his mother-in-law, Maryam Albishir. Albishir, 69, passed away “in Kano on Sunday evening after a prolonged illness,” a statement signed by the VP’s spokesperson, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, read Monday morning.The statement is titled, ‘VP…
Alia denies plan to shut Ortom’s companies in Benue
A group known as ‘Defenders of Democracy’ has raised the alarm about plans by the administration of Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to cripple the investment of his predecessor, Samuel Ortom, in the state. The President of the…
50 Reps write Tinubu, plead for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
About 50 members of the House of Representatives spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of the Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South-East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke…