A mysterious inferno on Saturday razed a part of the palace at Gidan Rumfa, where the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, resides. It was gathered that the fire outbreak, suspected to have been set by unidentified persons, also destroyed the Emir’s throne. Palace sources said that the affected area was at Kofar Kudu, a section where the Emir holds court sessions every Monday. “It was the palace at Kofar Kudu. You know the palace has an entrance from inside while the main entrance is from the front (outside). The key was forced open and what was suspected was…
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Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Governor Douye Diri. Diri was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa state. The court had on Tuesday reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Labour Party and its governorship candidate, Udengmobofa Eradiri, challenging the verdict of the Bayelsa State governorship election tribunal. In its judgement delivered on Saturday by a three-man panel, the appellate court held that the tribunal was right in dismissing the LP’s petition for lacking in merit. The court said Eradiri and the LP…
One of the victims of a two-storey building which collapsed in the Kubwa area of Abuja has narrated his experience. Daily Trust reports that a building located at Plot C31, Sultan Dasuki Road, Kubwa, caved in on Saturday morning. The last rescued victim identified as a corps member was brought out from the rubble unconsciously by the combined rescued officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), FCT Emergency Management Department (FEM), FCT Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, and the Nigeria Police Force. The corps member was rushed to the Kubwa General…
Actress Biodun Okeowo, popularly known as Omoborty, has officially tied the knot with her husband, Adeniyi in a wedding engagement ceremony. The actress shared the news on Instagram, posting an emotional video announcing her union. With tears of joy, she revealed that she is now off the market and starting a new chapter in her life with her husband, built on their shared faith in Christ. Okeowo also paid tribute to her late mother, feeling her presence throughout the journey. “Officially off the market! We’re excited to begin this new chapter on Christ, the solid rock. Amen. Feel free to…
THE ICON FOR WHOM APOLOGIES ARE UNNECESSARY A Tribute by Laolu Akande Among those who insist that truth-telling is an indispensable form of nation building, Prof. Wole Soyinka is the greatest. And I don’t mean this merely when he is often telling those in government the truth or only when it is done in public. I mean for all times, seasons and for all purposes. Here is the story of what Soyinka, [who is not only to be referred to as Alagba, but also as Baba, not just by his biological children but so many of us,] means to me.…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has given vehicle owners in Nigeria until July 29 to register for the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), which costs N5,375 per vehicle. The NPF in a statement released on Saturday said the enforcement of the e-CMR as a mandatory document for vehicle owners would start on the said date while urging motorists to register within the next 14 days. While it is unclear yet if the cost of registration is uniform or different based on vehicle type, Nairametrics attempted to register a sedan/saloon car, and an invoice of N5,375(VAT inclusive) was generated by the…
. Vehicle owners advised to register for safety, security compliance Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the Force to commerce the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry, codenamed e-CMR from July 29, 2024. The e-CMR enforcement which begins in the next 14 days, according to the police high command, is part of the efforts to check stealing of vehicles, enhance the security of lives and property, rejuvenate and digitalize the motor vehicle registration system to significantly bolster Nigeria’s safety and security framework. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, entitled, “PRESS…
Former Deputy Director of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja, Nigeria, and a former Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, Nigeria, Commodore Adekunle Olawunmi (rtd) has been upgraded to the professorial cadre at the Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Olawunmi was appointed an Associate Professor by the University’s Governing Council chaired by the Pro-chancellor, Distinguished Professor Ayodeji Olukoju, following a recent meeting of the Council. The promotion is with effect from 1st October, 2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Chrisland University, Prof. Chinedum Peace Babalola, who gave a hint of the development also announced the promotion of three other top academics…
By Kassim Afegbua In the last 24 hours, what Senator Monday Okpebholo displayed, has left a lot of Edo voters spellbound and in awe, appreciative of his empathetic and solicitous disposition towards his people. In one day, Senator Okpebholo visited the ancestral home of the Afegbua Royal Family to commiserate with them on the death of Prince Abdulmalik Afegbua, a chieftain of the APC, who passed on to glory on 7th July. From there he proceeded to Jattu-Uzaure to commiserate with the people of the community: some of them lost their dear ones, in last week’s fire and market accident.…
Despite Federal Government’s “Stop work” order and sealing of a sand dredging and mining company, operating in Ilate-Etido community in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State over illegal its mining activities, the firm has continued operations in the community with its workers fully engaged on site. The defiant company, operating under the name of Ojibas Nigeria Limited and owned by a businessman from Osun State, was, however, again sealed on Tuesday by officials from the Mining Inspectorate Department, Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals and Development, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was reliably gathered that the operating…