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Kano Court Ruling: It Is Sanusi’s Destiny Not To Be Emir Again – Professor Mefor

NewsDeskNgJun 23, 2024June 23, 20240

Professor Law Mefor, a renowned political analyst, says Justice Abdullahi Liman’s landmark ruling annulling the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as Emir of Kano suggests his fate is not tied to the throne. Mefor, in an interview on Arise TV, said Governor Abba Yusuf’s assent to the amended Kano Emirate law and...

Consider NLC’s request – Kenneth Okonkwo tells Tinubu over Minimum Wage

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to proffer a lasting solution to the demands of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. Describing Tinubu’s administration as difficult to understand, Okonkwo lamented the continuous spending that has characterised his one year in office. He expressed...

Days after meeting ex-Nigerian leaders, IBB, Abdulsalami, Atiku visits Buhari in Daura

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku paid homage to Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday. A video of the visit, showed that former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, was...

Suspected transformer thief electrocuted in Benue

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

A yet-to-be-identified young man has been electrocuted near the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) centre in Otukpo, the headquarters of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspected thief had finished vandalising a transformer on a high-tension pole before he was electrocuted when power was suddenly restored by...

That Remarkable OBIDIENT-FOR-Ai SYMPOSIUM, Where WOW Is Understatement.

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 23, 20240

The Good Governance Advocacy Group called Obidients for Ai (Asue Ighodalo) held a massive symposium in Benin City on 15th June 2024. The theme of the Symposium was Obidients For An Edo That Works For All: The Asue Ighodalo Phenomenon. The hugely successful symposium has come and gone but its...

Concerned Nigerians Berate Rivers APC Over Call For Emergency Rule in Rivers State

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

*asks President Tinubu to sanction evil behind tension in Rivers State The Concerned Citizens Forum of Nigeria (CCFN) has categorically condemned the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its reckless and undemocratic call for emergency rule in the state. The group said the move by the...

Coalition of Lawyers, activists Hail Court Ruling on Kano Emirates

NewsDeskNgJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

*ask Kano Gov to apologise to Emir Bayero The National Coalition of Northern Lawyers and Public Interest Activists (NCNLPIA) has welcomed the landmark ruling annulling the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano. The group said the judgment vindicates the popular stance on the illegality of the Kano...

Rivers Crisis: Group berates APC over call for state of emergency

NewsDeskNgJun 21, 2024June 21, 20240

A group of Nigerian stakeholders under the aegis of the Concerned Citizens Forum of Nigeria has condemned the recent comment by the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC calling for a state of emergency over the lingering political crisis in the state. Recall that the Caretaker Committee...

Cleric, Prophet Olu Alo condemns Ekiti killings, calls for peace

NewsDeskNgJun 21, 2024June 21, 20240

Christian Cleric, Prophet Sam Olu Alo has condemned the recent killing in Ekiti State, describing it as “barbaric” and “ungodly”. Alo expressed shock and sadness over the senseless killing of innocent lives in the state. Recalled that a popular Point of Sale, POS, operator identified as Alfa Taofeek was murdered...

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves surge by 5% to $33.58bn

NewsDeskNgJun 21, 2024June 21, 20240

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves increased by 5 percent to $33.58 billion in the last two months. This is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s latest FX data as of June 19, 2024. Accordingly, the foreign exchange reserves figure represents a $1.47 billion increase compared to $32.11 billion on...

‘Nigeria Cannot Afford This’: IPSAW Warns of Severe Economic Consequences if Alcohol Ban Continues

Explosions, Gunfire Rock Niamey Airport

Anthony Joshua Joins CAA Sports Elite Roster Alongside Mourinho And Lewandowski

Kano Court Ruling: It Is Sanusi’s Destiny Not To Be Emir Again – Professor Mefor

Consider NLC’s request – Kenneth Okonkwo tells Tinubu over Minimum Wage

Days after meeting ex-Nigerian leaders, IBB, Abdulsalami, Atiku visits Buhari in Daura

Suspected transformer thief electrocuted in Benue

That Remarkable OBIDIENT-FOR-Ai SYMPOSIUM, Where WOW Is Understatement.

Concerned Nigerians Berate Rivers APC Over Call For Emergency Rule in Rivers State

Coalition of Lawyers, activists Hail Court Ruling on Kano Emirates

Rivers Crisis: Group berates APC over call for state of emergency

Cleric, Prophet Olu Alo condemns Ekiti killings, calls for peace

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves surge by 5% to $33.58bn