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By Halimah Olamide A Kano State High Court has ordered the eviction of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero from the mini palace in Nasarawa area of the Kano metropolis. The court further issued an interim injunction preventing the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from parading himself as the Emir of Kano. The orders were delivered by Hon. Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the High Court No. 7 on Miller Road, Kano. The orders were sought by the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, and the State House of Assembly…
By Halimah Olamide the Commission is releasing an easy online locator of the registration centres The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has on Monday commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The INEC’s national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, Sam Olumekun made this known in a statement on Monday. NPO reports that On May 13, the electoral body announced that it would commence the CVR ahead of the Edo and Ondo off-cycle governorship elections scheduled for September 21 and November 16, respectively. According to Olumekun, the exercise commenced on Monday in 397 centres in the two…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State government has on Monday demolished shanties under the Ijora bridge. This was disclosed by the Minister of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab in an X post. “Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources #LasgMOE commence removal of shanties and illegal business activities under the Ijora bridge.” Meanwhile, on Saturday, Wahab announced that illegal occupants under the bridge were served a 23-hour notice to vacate. Recall that the Lagos State government demolished illegal shanties under the Ijora bridge in February following a five-day quit notice. Meanwhile, following the development, the government has…
By Halimah Olamide They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 26 fraudsters in Abuja. They were arrested on Wednesday, May 23, 2024 at New Nyanya, Nasarawa State Their arrest is following actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in fraudulent internet activities. According to the anti-graft agency, items seized from the suspects include over 30 phones and 3 laptops. “They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.” The commission said.
By Halimah Olamide Your support and belief in my abilities mean a great deal to me Nollywood Actress and politician, Eniola Badmus, has announced her appointment as the Special Adviser on Social events and Public Hearing to House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. She took to her social media handle on Monday to announce the news. “It’s Official. SA to the Speaker House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Social Events and Public Hearing.” Describing her appointment as a significant milestone, she expressed her profound gratitude to the speaker for entrusting her with the role. “A sincere…
…says Project isn’t Beneficial By Halimah Olamide The federal government has announced the suspension of Nigeria Airline project indefinitely. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo announced this at the Ministerial briefing to mark the first year of the Tinubu administration. According to Keyamo, the airline was never a Nigerian airline but an attempt to use a foreign airline to pose as a Nigerian national airline. It remains suspended. It was never Air Nigeria. It was not Air Nigeria. That’s the truth. It was only painted Air Nigeria. “It was Ethiopian Airlines trying to flag our flag,” he said. “If…
An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt the assault. In scenes grimly familiar from a war in its eighth month, Palestinian families rushed to hospitals to prepare their dead for burial after the strike late on Sunday night set tents and rickety metal shelters ablaze. Israel said initial investigations showed an attack against commanders of the Hamas militant group set off the fire. Survivors said families…
By Halimah Olamide There was pandemonium in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos on Monday as some hoodlums attempted to overrun a police station in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state. The hoodlums who were said to be commercial motorcycle (popularly called Okada) riders, had stormed the police station to prevent officers who were on enforcement drive against Okada on Lagos major roads. There is a ban on the use of Okada in major routes of the state. The police command confirmed on Monday afternoon that its men stopped the hoodlums who also shot at the operatives with guns.…
By Halimah Olamide the NBA wishes to state unequivocally that Kano is safe and ready to host the NBA Section on Legal Practice (SLP) conference The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has affirmed that Kano State is safe to host the NBA Section on Legal Practice (SLP) conference. NPO reports that there is an ongoing power tussle of the throne in the ancient city following the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, Sunday. Acknowledging the crisis, the NBA said: “The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) acknowledges the…
By Halimah Olamide A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State has sentenced one Idris Bakare to four years imprisonment for defrauding British Airways the sum of N35.6million. The judgement was delivered by Justice O.O Abike-Fadipe, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N35,672,845.00 (Thirty-Five Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Five Naira). The offence is contrary to Section 280(2) and punishable under section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos…