Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Kano govt orders demolition of Ado-Bayero’s palace
The Kano State Government has ordered the demolition of the palace of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, said the demolition will allow for the renovation of the palace. Dederi also disclosed that the Commissioner of Police has been asked to remove Bayero from…
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Court Reverses Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Kano Emir
Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, has set aside the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of the prestigious Kano Emirate. Though the judge, on Thursday, refused the application to declare the amended Kano Emirate law null and void, he overturned all the actions taken by Governor Abba Yusuf after…
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BREAKING: Court Nullifies Creation Of 33 LCDAs In Ondo
An Akure High Court on Thursday nullified the creation of 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ondo state. The court said the creation is illegal and unconstitutional, Starnews NG reports. In his judgement, Justice A.O Adebusuoye said the creation of the LCDAs is inchoate and unlawful. Details later
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Police bar Fubara caretaker chairmen
The governor, who said this after swearing in the 23 local government caretaker committee chairmen on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, said they could operate from anywhere. Fubara stated this as the police barred the newly inaugurated caretaker chairmen from from accessing their offices in all the 23 LG headquarters. The secretariats were…
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Two Killed As Rivers Crisis Turns Bloody
Following the Local Government (LG) crisis rocking Rivers State in the oil-rich South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, two security operatives have lost their lives in the line of duty. Though the details are a bit unclear, it was gathered however that the sad deaths which occurred in Omuma Local Government Area on Tuesday, might not…
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Why APC demands Kwankwaso’s arrest
The All Progressives Congress in Kano State has urged Nigerian security to arrest the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. He was said to have accused the Federal Government of breeding new Boko Haram insurgents in Kano. The Kano State APC chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, made the call in…
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Ex-Senate president, Bukola Saraki loses mother
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has lost his mother, Florence. Florence died on Tuesday at the age of 89. Saraki confirmed his mother’s death in a statement shared on his social media handles. The statement read, “With profound sadness and total submission to the will of Almighty God, I announce the passing of…
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Rivers Crisis: Fubara Convenes Security Meeting, Vows To Protect Supporters
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has convened a security council meeting with heads of security agencies following recent political developments in the state. The meeting was held behind closed doors at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. After the meeting, Governor Fubara told the press that discussions with the security heads centred…
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Nigerian Soldier Shoots Self At Army Base Gate, Four Months To Retirement
An indigene of Okpuala in Ngor-Okpuala, Imo State, serving in the Nigerian Army has shot himself in front of the 144 Battalion’s Forward Operation Base (FOB) gate. Identified as Vitalis, a senior non-commissioned soldier Command Sergeant Major (CSM), he reportedly shot himself without leaving a suicide note. Before his death, he served with the 14…
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JUST IN: Popular Nigerian music promoter dies suddenly
Legendary music promoter and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Evergreen Musical Company Limited, Femi Esho, has died at the age of 77. Esho who was born on October 29, 1946, died in Lagos on Monday during a brief illness. One of his friends, Tunde Fagbenle, a notable writer and columnist, while mourning the legendary music practitioner…