December 15, 2020

Ganduje Reveals Real Reasons He Dethroned Sanusi As Emir

Ganduje Reveals Real Reasons He Dethroned Sanusi As Emir

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Tuesday, disclosed why he dethroned former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi.

Ganduje explained that he dethroned Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to save the traditional institution in the state from abuse.

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Speaking at an event in Abuja, the governor insisted that the former CBN governor was not the best man for the throne at the time he was appointed in June 2014.

Ganduje disclosed that Sanusi was appointed Emir to spite former President Goodluck …

17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

17 of the missing schoolboys kidnapped from a Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have escaped from their abductors.

Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari disclosed this in an interview on Monday evening.

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He noted that the schoolboys were found and have been reunited with their families.

‘As at today (Monday), information available to me shows that 17 of the missing children have been found. 15 of them were found around Dinya in Danmusa, I was informed by the DPO. One other was

Why We Can’t Sell PMS Below ₦125 – IPMAN

IPMAN Directs Members To Sell Petrol At ₦162 Per Litre

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kano State branch, on Monday, instructed its members to sell petrol at ₦162.44 per litre as directed by the Federal government.

The IPMAN Chairman in Kano, Alhaji Bashir Dan-Malam gave the directive during a news conference in Kano.

He said the directive followed the reduction of the price by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from ₦153.17 to ₦148.17 per litre with effect from Monday.

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Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Federal Government reduced the price from ₦168 per litre …

Putin Congratulates Biden As Electoral College Confirms Victory

Putin Congratulates Biden As Electoral College Confirms Victory

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed him as winner of the U.S. presidential election.

The Russian leader in a statement released on Tuesday noted that U.S.-Russian cooperation would serve the interests of the whole world.

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‘The Russian Federation President Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joseph Biden on the occasion of his victory in the U.S. presidential election.’

‘The Russian president notes that the Russian-U.S. cooperation, based on the principles of equality and mutual

Amnesty International Ordered To Leave Nigeria Within 7 Days

Amnesty International Ordered To Leave Nigeria Within 7 Days

A Nigerian based human rights organisation, Conference of Nigeria Civil Society for Peace, Human Rights and National Unity (CNCSPHRNU) has given Amnesty International a seven days ultimatum to leave Nigeria, or face its wrath.

The ultimatum was given on Sunday, while the group was picking holes in the 2020 report of Amnesty International alleging rights violation and atrocities by the military troops in the North East in a statement by its National Coordinator, Prof. Wole Ajayi, and National Secretary, Festus Nwankwo.

The group, while demanding full investigation into the allegations by the International Criminal Court (ICC), accused Amnesty of allegedly …

Adams Nigeria In Dilemma Because Buhari's Govt Has Failed - Adams

Nigeria In Dilemma Because Buhari’s Govt Has Failed – Adams

Gani Adams the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba, has stated that the security situation in the country has put Nigeria at crossroads because the government of the day has failed.

He made these known while reacting to the abduction of students from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, and also added that it was absurd that bandits abducted over 600 secondary school students during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Katsina State.

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Gani who was ordained as an Apostle at the Saviour’s Ministries …

Defection To APC: PDP Asks Court To Sack Dogara From House

Defection To APC: PDP Asks Court To Sack Dogara From House

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued Yakubu Dogara at a Federal High Court in Abuja asking that he should be sacked from the House of Representatives.

The suit which is before Justice Okon Abang and was meant to be heard on December 7 was asking the court to sack Dogara for leaving the party when there was no crisis in the party.

Dogara is a former Speaker of the House who currently represents Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro federal constituency of Bauchi State at the House was re-elected to represent the constituency at the house during the 2019 general election under the …

25 People Killed In Intercommunal Clashes In Central Chad

25 People Killed In Intercommunal Clashes In Central Chad

Intercommunal violence arising from a land dispute has left about 25 people dead in central Chad, authorities said on Monday.

The incident took place in the Chadian province of Batha over the weekend, Oumar Toubaye Sargoulo, a local administrative official say.

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He said: ‘On Saturday, we unfortunately lost 25 of our compatriots in a conflict linked to a dispute between two communities over a land dispute in Achiguek locality of Assinet sub-prefecture.’ ‘Security forces were deployed in the town to restore order. The minister of territorial administration, Gen. Mahamat Ismaël