The ousted emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi ll has said that his six years reign as the emir of the ancient city made him a fulfilled man in life. He equally said he was leaving the throne as a fulfilled and happy man. Sanusi ll, who dropped this message in Hausa...
Barely hours after the world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, began a global oil fight, Brent crude oil crashed by about 30 per cent, sending Nigeria into a revenue crisis. According to details on oil data site, Brent crude sold at $35.42 Monday morning. In December 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed...
The Kano State Government has announced the appointment of Aminu Bayero as the new Emir of Kano Mr Bayero, who is the son of late Emir Ado Bayero, was until his appointment the emir of Bichi, one of the controversial new emirates created by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The appointment comes a...
The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said the days of President Muhammadu Buhari are numbered in Nigeria Oyedepo, lamenting the state of the nation, described Buhari as a bad leader, adding that his government is the worst in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday urged the leadership of the National Assembly to resist all pressures to pass the anti-social media bill, which it said is anti-people and unconstitutional. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement called on Nigerians, including the media, organized civil society and...
The Kano State Government has given reasons for the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi II. Among the reasons stated were alleged insubordination, refusal to attend official meetings and breach of Kano Emirate Law. The Kano government made this known in a press statement signed by Secretary to the...
The Kano State Government led by Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the sacking of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, said this on his official Twitter handle, @Dawisu, on Monday. “The Kano State Executive Council has unanimously approved the dethronement of...
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has announced a second confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The victim had contact with the Italian that brought coronavirus to Nigeria. The victim was said to be one of those under isolation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed this in a tweet on Monday. NCDC...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday rallied support for women empowerment, girl child education, and equal opportunity for all genders. "I join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day," the Governor said in a statement by his spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye. The statement is in commemoration of...
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, seeking the transfer of his N1.23bn fraud trial from Lagos to Abuja. The judge, in a ruling on Friday, said the application lacked...