Appeal Court orders fresh hearing into Kano Emirate tussle

An Appeal court in Abuja, the Nation’s capital has ordered a fresh hearing in the legal battle over the disputed Kano Emirate involving Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero. Justice Mohammed Mustapha, who delivered the lead judgment on Friday held that Bayero was denied a fair hearing due to the shoddy manner in which a Kano High Court conducted proceedings against him. The Court of Appeal, therefore, ordered that the case be remitted to the Chief Judge...

Nnamdi Kanu Rejects Federal Government’s Request to Resume Trial

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected the federal government’s request for the resumption of his trial. It will be recalled that on 24 September 2024, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court recused herself from the case following an oral application by Kanu. She had stated, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge” after Kanu directly expressed his lack of...

Gov. Mbah Signs Executive Order Creating New Urban Areas In Enugu State

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Thursday signed the Land Use Regulation 2025 and Executive Order No. 1, 2025 designating several locations and Local Government Areas in the State as urban areas. Out of the 17 LGAs in the state, by this Executive Order, 7 LGAs and some locations in 10 LGAs are now classified as urban areas. The Executive Order titled ‘Enugu State Designation of Land as Urban Areas’ provides that...

Stampede: Group Demands Public Inquest Into Recent Tragedies

…Condemns Gov Makinde’s Interference In Legal Process Centre for Public Accountability (CPA), a prominent civil society organisation has demanded full public inquest from the governments of Oyo, Anambra, Bauchi, Nasarawa States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration, and other relevant authorities into the tragic stampedes that have recently occurred in those states. The incidents also resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Abuja, Bauchi State, Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Okija, Anambra...

Mubarak Bala Walks Free After 4 Years in Prison for Blasphemy

…Activists Condemn Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws Mubarak Bala, an atheist and former President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has regained his freedom after spending nearly four-and-a-half years in detention for blasphemy. Bala was arrested on 28 April 2020, at his residence in Kaduna following complaints of blasphemous Facebook posts deemed critical of Islam, Allah, and Prophet Mohammed. He was subsequently transferred to Kano State, where he faced accusations of incitement and breaching public peace. In...

Borno House Speaker Says Two LGAs Under Terrorist Control

The control of Guzamala and Kukawa LGAs in Borno state by terrorists has become worrisome to the Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan. The Speaker therefore called on the federal government to establish a military brigade aimed at liberating the two LGAs. A military brigade is a major tactical unit in the army that consists of several battalions and supporting elements and has between 3,000 and 5,000 troops. The speaker, who...

APC Versus Obi:  Morka Denies Threatening Peter Obi, Family  

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has denied threatening the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi during his interview on Arise TV. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Morka, reads,  “On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his...

Desist From Insulting Elders, Timi Frank Cautions Wike

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, urging him to desist from insulting elders if he hopes to attain similar status later in life. Frank, in the press statement reacted to Wike’s recent barrage of attacks against his former political allies turned foes, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi...

Tinubu Vows to work with Ghana’s New President on Poverty Alleviation

…Expresses Confidence Mahama’s Govt Will Work With Nigeria To Strengthen Bond President Bola Tinubu has said that his government and that of John Mahama, newly inaugurated president of Ghana will join hands to lift Nigeria and Ghana out of poverty. Tinubu also expressed confidence that the new government under the leadership of President John Mahama, will work with Nigeria to strengthen a powerful bond, leading to greater shared prosperity for both nations. The President made...

NDYC Seeks Relocation Of Oil Companies’ Headquarters To South-South

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC), a socio-political organisation, has sought the relocation of oil companies’ headquarters to the South-South region of the country. NDYC also faulted what it described as longstanding systemic exploitation and marginalization of the Niger Delta region. The group had therefore called for a comprehensive action from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to address the issue. Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, NDYC National Coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, noted that decades...

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