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BREAKING: Fubara reacts to attempted bombing in Rivers
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has claimed that the botched attempt to blow up an explosive device at the five-star Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt was part of a calculated scheme to support the call for a state of emergency. He called Nyesom Wike’s supporters hatemongers who wanted to overthrow the government to carry out their nefarious schemes…
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N432bn Probe Report: El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Assembly
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna state, has filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly for alleging that during his eight years in office, he embezzled ₦432 billion, leaving the state beset by massive debt obligations. El-Rufai launched a lawsuit for fundamental human rights against the state House of Assembly on Wednesday at the Federal…
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Court adjourns hearing on Kano Govt suit against Ado Bayero
A Kano State High Court has adjourned till 2nd July a case filed by the State Government seeking to restrain Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from presenting themselves as Emirs. The Court is presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu. On Monday, during the hearing of a notice petition for an interlocutory injunction, the matter was reopened. Alhaji Aminu…
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Two die as Abuja estate is submerged in flood after early morning rain
According to unverified accounts, two persons were reportedly carried away by the floods in the Lugbe neighbourhood of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja during an early Monday morning downpour. The extended downpour severely damaged properties and left hundreds homeless as Trademore Estate was submerged. A video circulated online showed the estate almost entirely submerged.A woman in the video said,…
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Why we ignored Gov Yusuf’s order to evict Bayero – Kano Police Commissioner
By Innocent Raphael Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has clarified why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa mini palace. Governor Yusuf, through the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, had instructed the police to remove Bayero from the palace on Thursday…
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BREAKING: Security operatives barricade Bayero’s Nasarawa Palace as bulldozers move in
Security operatives on Friday morning blocked all entrances to the Nasarawa mini Palace, the current residence of the deposed 15th emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. The action is believed to have been taken to stop miscreants from getting in the way of the Nasarawa Palace’s scheduled demolition. An excavator and bulldozer were seen driving towards the palace in a…
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BREAKING: Court sets aside repeal of Kano Emirate Law
A Federal High Court in Kano has set aside all steps taken by Kano State Government to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman set aside the action of Kano Government, ordering parties to maintain status quo. Details later…
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BREAKING: Protesters storm Kaduna Govt House, demand El-Rufai be arrested
Demonstrators named Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance (KCWGG), stormed the Government House in Kaduna on Thursday and demanded the arrest and investigation of the state’s former governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. They requested that the current governor, Uba Sani, extend an invitation to members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apprehend and prosecute El-Rufai regarding the N423…
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Operate remotely if you can’t access council secretariats, Fubara tells new chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has directed the recently sworn-in interim committee chairmen to conduct their activities remotely If attempts to enter council secretariats will jeopardise the peace in the state. Governor Fubara told the acting chairmen that he did not want to be linked to violence. He advised them not to oppose the police who had taken over the…
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BREAKING: Police take over all 23 local government council secretariats in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has taken over the control of all the 23 local government council secretariats. This follows reported violent clashes across various council secretariats. Trouble started a few hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAs) to take over the council areas after the tenure of the elected chairmen, vice chairmen, and council…
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