BREAKING: Why Emir of Kano was Dethroned…Gov’t

NewsNigeriaBREAKING: Why Emir of Kano was Dethroned…Gov’t

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 9, 2020

The Kano State Government dethroned the Emir of Kano Emirate, Muhammad Sanusi II. In a statement released and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Allhaji Usman Alhaji, the decision was approved following a meeting by the Kano State Executive Council, chaired by the State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The statement partly reads: “The Emir of Kano is in total disrespect to lawful instructions from the Office of the State Governor and other...

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Senate Wants Vice-President and Governors to Lose Immunity if Guilty of Corruption

Law & JusticeNigeriaPoliticsSenate Wants Vice-President and Governors to Lose Immunity if Guilty of Corruption

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 9, 2020

The Senate is seeking to amend a section of the constitution which gives immunity from criminal prosecution to vice-president and governors. The bill wants vice-president and governors to lose their immunity if found guilty of misappropriation of funds and sponsoring thugs to perpetrate violence that cause injury or death. The president, however, is excluded from the bill. Sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, Deputy Senate President,...

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FG Set to Crackdown on Former Governors and Ministers Collecting Double Pay and Life Pensions

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaFG Set to Crackdown on Former Governors and Ministers Collecting Double Pay and Life Pensions

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 9, 2020

In a bid to enforce a court judgement, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation has written to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), requesting the list of ex-governors and ministers that are receiving double pay and life pensions. The letter which was received by SERAP from Mr. Malami, signed on his behalf by Anne C. Akwiwu (Mrs), Director Civil Litigation and Public Law Department, said it wanted the names in order...

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‘Your Appointments are Unfair to Northern Christians’ – Christian Elders tell Buhari

NewsNigeriaPhilanthropySpecial Report‘Your Appointments are Unfair to Northern Christians’ – Christian Elders tell Buhari

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 9, 2020

The Northern Christian Elders have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to reflect religious and ethnic diversity of the nation in his appointments, a statement released Sunday disclosed. The Christian Elders Forum of Northern States, comprising of Christian Elders from the 19 Northern States and Abuja, led by Elder Ejoga Inalegwu, spoke after a meeting held in Kaduna, Punch Newspaper reports. The Elders condemned the worsening insecurity in the country and the Government’s inability to...

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Why Nigeria is not ready for the Covid-19 Outbreak

NigeriaOpinionWhy Nigeria is not ready for the Covid-19 Outbreak

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2020

The Wuhan Coronavirus has become a worldwide epidemic. The European country of Italy has been the most ravaged by the virus, in Europe. Already, over 360 people have died of the infection in Italy. Only on Sunday alone, a total of 133 people died of the virus infection in Italy.   Although, there are about 7,000 infections in Italy alone, so far. In the United Kingdom, there are about 67 new cases of coronavirus infection,...

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Aisha Buhari registers 639 students for 2020 JAMB, WAEC, NECO exams in Adamawa

EducationNewsNigeriaAisha Buhari registers 639 students for 2020 JAMB, WAEC, NECO exams in Adamawa

PilotnewsMarch 8, 2020

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has trained and registered 639 out-of-school children to sit for 2020 JAMB, WAEC and NECO examinations in Adamawa. Dr Nasiru Sani, the Lead Project Coordinator, Youths Educational Empowerment Programme of Future Assured Foundation, disclosed this in interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Yola. Sani said that the Future Assured Foundation was initiated and funded by Mrs Buhari. “The Youths Educational Empowerment Programme was initiated...

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Pilgrimage: Catholic faithful pray for peace, end to Coronavirus

NewsNigeriaReligionPilgrimage: Catholic faithful pray for peace, end to Coronavirus

PilotnewsMarch 8, 2020

No fewer than 10,000 Catholic faithful, priests and religious on Saturday in Lagos prayed for peace, unity and end of all forms of crisis in Nigeria. The prayer was offered during the 2020 Lagos Archdiocesan Lenten Pilgrimage at Ave Maria Grotto, Ikate-Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos. Speaking on the theme, “Your Word is a Lamb to my Feet”, Rev. Fr. Victor Okhiria said Christianity must be personal, practical and perpetual. “The world is full of darkness, we...

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Tinubu congratulates VP Osinbajo at 63

NewsNigeriaTinubu congratulates VP Osinbajo at 63

PilotnewsMarch 8, 2020

The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has felicitated with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as he clocks 63 on March 8. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message by his Media Aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, on Saturday in Lagos, commended Osinbajo for his dedication and selfless service to the nation. “I congratulate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on turning 63. “An erudite legal luminary, Osinbajo’s reputation for loyalty, dedication and selflessness is well deserved. “He is resolutely committed...

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How a Prince Built a Legacy Through Art

Arts & CultureEducationNigeriaHow a Prince Built a Legacy Through Art

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 8, 2020

Museums in Nigeria are owned by the government and like other public facilities, museums suffer from under-funding and poor maintenance. This has made facilities with art materials which have strong links to peoples identities and cultures have little appeal. But a Nigerian University and a Yoruba prince have partnered to change this. In October 2019, the partnership between the Pan-Atlantic University and Prince Yemisi Shyllon — a Yoruba prince from Ogun state in southwest Nigeria...

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Boko Haram: ‘Save Our Husbands from Avoidable Deaths’ – Police Officers’ Wives Tell Government

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram: ‘Save Our Husbands from Avoidable Deaths’ – Police Officers’ Wives Tell Government

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 8, 2020

Wives of police officers serving in the northeast have asked the government to redeploy their husbands in order to prevent them from being widows. The call was made in a protest in Jos, where the women, dressed in black attire, protested the killing of their husbands by the insurgents and alleged that no action was carried out by the government. One of the protesters said some of the officers had overstayed in their places of...

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