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Nigerians online are talking about the resemblance between Adamu Mohammed, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police and veteran American rapper, Snoop Dogg. (LIB)
Continue ReadingBarely 48 hours after he assented to a bill splitting Kano Emirate into five, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has appointed four new Emirs in Kano State. The new emirs are Aminu Ado Bayero (Bichi), Ibrahim Abdulkadir (Gaya), Tafida Abubakar (Rano), and Ibrahim Abubakar (Karaye). Ado Bayero is one of the sons of the predecessor of Muhammadu […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Kano State has granted an order restraining Governor Abdullahi Ganduje from implementing the breakup of Kano Emirate, according to Premium Times.. Mr Ganduje signed a law on Wednesday which created an additional four emirates, a move that was widely seen as depletion of Emir Lamido Sanusi’s influence. The matter immediately took […]
Continue ReadingMr Mathias Ajudua, Third from Right during a function at NAN headquarters in Abuja The Management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday announced the death of Mr Mathias Ajudua, the Director and Head of Technical Services and ICT Department. A statement in Abuja by the Managing Director of the agency, Mr Bayo […]
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe is auctioning off five combine harvesters and other farm equipment. An advert by a local auction firm announced plans to sell off at least 40 of his vehicles, including a luxury car and five Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks and according to media reports in Zimbabwe, the sale could be sign […]
Continue ReadingSouth African ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) is reportedly leading in the country’s election with an estimated 56.62% despite the lack of voter turnout generally acclaimed, as many eligible citizens failed to register to cast their votes. Coming behind is the the DA with voter representation of 22.48%, the EFF tags behind with […]
Continue ReadingDr. Kate Anolue from Anambra State has been elected the Mayor of Enfield, UK. The Nigerian born British Labour politician said she is “thrilled” to be a role model for women in the world after being named the mayor again after serving in 2012. Councillor Kate Anolue was officially unveiled as the borough’s new mayor […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Friday struck out the appeal lodged by the ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging an ex-parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) issued on January 23, 2019, for his suspension from office pending his trial before the tribunal. In a unanimous judgment by […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to withdraw as a member of the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. In a petition received in the Court of Appeal’s President’s office in Abuja, on Thursday, the party alleged that as the chairman of […]
Continue ReadingA former vice chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Segun Aka-Bashorun, has stated that former Governor Babatunde Fashola had put in place mechanisms to promote transparency in local governments in the state but was prevented by “the godfather.” Aka-Bashorun, who was a guest on Channels TV said Fashola had set up independent audit […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Gboyega Oyetola was this morning declared winner of the September 2018 state governorship election by the Appeal Court in Osun state. See more photos of the governor in court below Photo credit: Lawal Ayelabola
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by a panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour on December 14, 2018, ordered the relocation of the headquarters of Ilejemeje Local Government Council of Ekiti State from Iye Ekiti to Eda Oniyo. But the people of Iye Ekiti are not giving up the fight to keep the council […]
Continue ReadingHere’s the first official photo of Lagos monarch Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikateland and his 2nd wife, Olori Hadiza Elegushi. One can see the evidence of royalty and youthful radiance in this king and his newly married beautiful Olori. Oba Elegushi who has been married for 16-years picked a second bride last week from Kano […]
Continue ReadingDisgraced Danny Baker has been fired from the BBC after he posted a royal baby tweet showing a picture of a monkey wearing a suit outside a hospital. The BBC Radio 5 Live host sparked outrage after he uploaded an image of a couple holding hands with the animal, with the caption: ‘Royal baby leaves […]
Continue ReadingOhanaeze Ndigbo and the Afenifere group have asked the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, not to compare them with Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). Shehu had said MACBAN is a socio-cultural group like Afenifere and Ndigbo and should not be criminalised. But reacting while speaking […]
Continue ReadingThe Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which had declared the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of the September 2018 poll. In a dissenting judgment of four-to-one, the five-man panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in the history of his administration. The meeting, which started around 11am at the presidential villa, Abuja, was still in session as of 9:30pm. The meeting was scheduled to deliberate on at least 25 memos from federal […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday assented to the long-awaited Emir’s Appointment and Deposition Amendment Law 2019, at the 136th state council meeting. The event was witnessed by the Speaker of the State Assembly and other principal officers. The Kano State House of Assembly yesterday passed into law the Bill for the creation […]
Continue ReadingProf Olayinka Adegbehingbe, orthopaedic surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, who was kidnapped on Sunday, said the Fulani herdsmen who kidnapped him were paid N5.045m before he was freed. Adegbehingbe said this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria at his residence on the OAU campus. The surgeon, […]
Continue ReadingThe trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, charged with perversion of the course of justice before an Igbosere High Court in Lagos, was on Wednesday stalled for the third time due to the ill health of the defendant. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Tarfa with 26 counts bordering on […]
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