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Nigerian Army foils kidnap attempt on passengers in Delta
By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Army has successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorists on passengers travelling along the 46-kilometer Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta State. The operation, which took place on Sunday, was announced in a post on the Army’s official X handle. According to the post, the soldiers responded swiftly to a distress call, leading to a gun…
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Governor Zulum hands over power to deputy
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has delegated authority to his deputy, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, to act as the State’s governor in his absence. An executive communication read by Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said Governor Zulum would be going on a month-long vacation. Hon. Lawan stated that Kadafur will serve as governor from…
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PDP calls for investigation of former Kaduna Gov Nasir el-Rufai
By Innocent Raphael The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna has urged Governor Uba Sani to involve anti-corruption agencies in investigating and prosecuting his predecessor, Nasir el-Rufai. This call follows the recommendations of an ad hoc committee of the Kaduna House of Assembly, which has accused el-Rufai of financial misconduct during his administration from 2015 to 2023. The committee’s report,…
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FG commissions flood control project in Benue
The Federal Government on Thursday commissioned the Idye flood control, dyke project at Nyiman, Makurdi to tackle perennial flooding and address erosion in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A statement by Terhemen Oraduen, the Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation said. Recall that, Benue State and Makurdi in particular have continued…
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Attacks on INEC staff: Prof. Yakubu raises concern as he meets political leaders in Edo
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, met with leaders of political parties at the state head office in Benin, Edo State on Friday. Prof. Yakubu gave the political parties credit for their actions during the election season but expressed concern about a recent incident in which criminals attacked INEC employees during the CVR exercise, highlighting the…
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Court orders removal of deposed emir, Ado Bayero from Nasarawa Palace
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the Commissioner of Police in Kano to immediately evacuate Aminu Ado Bayero from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying. The court issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye…
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Police uncover plan to attack Kano Assembly
The Kano Police Command, along with other security agencies, announced yesterday that it had discovered a conspiracy by some miscreants to attack the State House of Assembly and other critical locations in the state. The joint security heads, led by Commissioner of Police Mohammed Usaini Gumel, said this at a press conference in Kano Sunday night. The Commissioner of Police…
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What Emir Sanusi told Security Chiefs at meeting
Information of the conversation between top security chiefs and Kano’s emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has surfaced. Sanusi and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano, met separately with the Police Commissioner, the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Kano, the Army Brigade Commander, and the commander of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps…
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Battle of Emirs: Sanusi takes over palace, Bayero in guest house
Tension has now enveloped Kano as the deposed Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has moved into the emir’s guest house (Gidan Nasarawa) in the historic town, while the reinstated deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi gained control of the Emir palace. Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, the State Governor, has ordered all state government officials to move to the Emir’s…
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We’ll obey court order against Sanusi’s reinstatement, Kano Police vows
The Nigeria Police Force’s Kano State Command has promised to abide by the ruling that prevented the Kano State government from enforcing the law that the Kano Emirates Council had abolished. On Thursday, an ex-parte injunction prohibiting Governor Abba Yusuf from restoring Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was issued by a Federal High Court in Kano. Along with stopping the new…
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