YOLA — The Adamawa Emirate Council has suspended the District Head of Jimeta, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Baba Paris with immediate effect. Secretary of the council Khalil M. Kawu, in a letter said the Ward Head of Demsawo in Jimeta, Alhaji Muhammadu Jauro Baba has been appointed to oversee the affairs of the District. The letter did not give a reason for the action of the Adamawa Emirate Council nor the duration of the suspension. It...

Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir on Monday approved the appointment of Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Wabi, one of the sons of the late Emir of Jama’are as the new Emir. Governor Abdulkadir, while announcing the appointment on Monday in Jama’are said that the appointment of Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Wabi followed “due and careful consideration of the names recommended by the Kingmakers of Jama’are Emirate Council”. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government Barr...

LAGOS — Nollywood actor, Ugezu J. Ugezu has spoken against the practice of parents conducting DNA tests on their children. Taking to his Instagram page, the popular actor expressed his reservation for DNA tests, stating that carrying out DNA tests is not African. Alluding to Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, he noted that any child who calls an African man ‘father’ is the man’s child. He further expressed the negative consequences of the result of...

IBADAN — The Oyo State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has congratulated the new Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Lekan Balogun, on his ascension to the throne describing it as a great delight. The Chairman, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, in a statement on Monday in Ibadan, said his ascension to the throne was a sign of good things to come considering his intelligence and astute leadership. “I, on behalf of the Christian Association...