Segun Babatunde, Bauchi A group under the auspices of Sahelian Youth Forum For Good Governance and Advocacy (SYFGGA) has enjoineddetractors of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara allow him to provide dividends of democracy to his people National President of SYFGGA, Comrade Aminu Harsanu Guyaba, who made the call in a news conference in Bauchi, lamented that it is disheartening to see that some unscrupulous elements are working behind the scenes to distract him from the good work he has been doing. According to him, “These elements, having exhausted their own tenure, seek to continue exerting control over the state. This…
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Umar Faruk, Gusau As the Zamfara State Government expressed its resolve to remodel Ahmad Sani Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Governor Dauda Lawal has charged the contracting firm handling the project, Minjiriya Health Services, to strictly adhere to the contractual agreement. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony to kick off the project, Lawal said the project was to ensure total rehabilitation of the hospital. He restated the commitment of the administration to uplift the standard of the health sector across the state. “It’s part of our concerns to the health sector. We had declared a state of emergency in the Heath…
The Ogun State Chapter of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed deep sadness over the passing of one of the Chapter’s Fellows and foremost traditional ruler, the Towulade of Akinale, Oba (Dr) Olufemi Ogunleye, who joined his ancestors on Wednesday, 19th June, 2024 at the age of 79. The professional body said it received the news of the passage of the monarch with a heavy heart and commiserated with the wife of the deceased, Olori Olanike Ogunleye, and the entire family members. This was contained in a condolence message issued and signed by Mrs Oluwaseun Boye and Mr…
…as court voids his reinstatement, orders return to status quo. Sets aside law relied upon to dethrone Ado-Bayero, other Kano emirs Recently reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, may now be confronted with some fresh troubles as a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, set aside all actions taken by the Kano State Government to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law, which facilitated his re-appointment and return to the ancient throne. With Thursday’s ruling by Justice Liman, Sanusi’s fate is now hanging in the balance. Kano State House of Assembly had repealed the law and Governor Abba…
…orders police commissioner to evict Bayero from mini palace Kano State Government says Thursday’s ruling by a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammed Liman affirms Sanusi as the substantive Emir of Kano. This is just as the Kano State Government directed the state Commissioner of Police to evict the deposed Emir Ado Bayero from the mini palace “where he is trespassing.” The government said the directive followed Thursday’s Federal High Court ruling concerning the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024, which it viewed as upholding the rule of law. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna…
Kano State Government, on Thursday, directed the state Commissioner of Police to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, from the mini palace “where he is trespassing.” The government said the directive followed Thursday’s Federal High Court ruling concerning the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024, which it viewed as upholding the rule of law. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, stated this while addressing a news conference at the Government House on Thursday night. According to Dederi, the implication of the ruling is that Muhammadu Sanusi II remains the Emir of Kano Dederi said, “By…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has emphasised that the state and its people are enjoying an enduring atmosphere of peace to promote sustainable development, fast-paced investments, and accelerated economic growth. He said the recent negative narrative that portrays the state as immersed in crisis with disrupted peace is untrue, misguided, and the handiwork of mischief makers. Fubara spoke to newsmen in the Egbelu Community shortly after inspecting the progress of work on the 14.6km Omodu-Eberi Road project in the Omuma Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary…
Following an argument, a soldier, on Thursday, allegedly stabbed to death a mechanic identified as Yellow Bobo. The incident occurred during an argument between the soldier and the mechanic in Kugbo mechanic village along the Keffi-Abuja road, Abuja. But the soldier was said to have fled the scene after the incident. The incident ignited a crisis in the area, with an angry mob allegedly setting the soldier’s vehicle on fire. Mechanics and spare parts sellers were said to have hurriedly shut their shops. They also launched a manhunt for the fleeing soldier. Details shortly…
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says despite the agitations by the Police Service Commission’s union, he will not accept the list of the candidates recruited as police constables by the PSC. According to Egbetokun, his resolve on the issue is based on the fact that he is leading over 300,000 officers across the country, which he described as the largest in Africa, and are all looking up to him for clear guidance and leadership. The IGP, who stated this at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, at a meeting with the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police and other top…
Agency Report The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has summoned AGIP Oil Company to appear before it on June 26, over alleged $80 million owed to an indigenous company, De Cooon Services Ltd. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Michael Etaba, expressed displeasure over the non-payment of the said sum and the non-appearance of AGIP oil at its investigative hearing in Abuja on Thursday. He said that not paying an indigenous company for a job well done and patronising foreigners for the same job was unfortunate. The committee added that the act was capable of frustrating indigenous contractors, adding…