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HEAVY SECURITY AT EMIR BAYERO’S RESIDENCE AS KANO GOVT MOBILIZES BULLDOZERS There is heavy security presence around Nasarawa Palace, the official residence of the deposed 15th emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. The Kano State Government had ordered the eviction of the deposed traditional ruler. Addressing journalists on Thursday evening, the attorney-general and Commissioner of Justice in Kano State, Haruna …

AS PRICE OF KEROSENE RISES, ENUGU RESIDENTS SWITCH TO CHARCOAL As the price of kerosene continues to rise, many residents of Enugu are abandoning their kerosene stoves in favour of more affordable charcoal stoves. The current cost of kerosene has soared to between N1,350 and N1,600 per litre, prompting a shift in cooking methods among the populace. A News Agency …

RIVERS CRISIS: IGP SAYS POLICE BARRICADE OF LOCAL GOVT SECRETARIATS TO CONTINUE The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed the continuation of the police barricade on local government secretariats in Rivers State to prevent a breakdown of law and order. IGP Egbetokun gave the directive while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the sideline of a …

SIMON EKPA GIVES NIGERIAN GOVT CONDITION FOR PEACE IN SOUTH EAST The self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRIGE), Simon Ekpa, has told the Nigerian government what must be done for peace to reign in the South-East region of the country. Ekpa called on the Nigerian government to dismantle and withdraw all checkpoints in South-East if it …

NNPP, APC AT WAR IN KANO OVER KWANKWASO’S STATEMENT ON SECURITY THREATS Six months ago, former governor of Kano State and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, predicted that the new administration in the state would surely revisit the Kano Emirate issue: “Honestly, it is one of those things, which nobody has sat with me to …

KANO GOVT TO RECONSTRUCT EMIR BAYERO’S PALACE, ORDERS POLICE TO EVICT HIM The Kano State Government has ordered the police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero from the Nassarawa mini palace. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had issued a similar directive when Ado Bayero returned to the state two days after his dethronement. Irked by the …

SANUSI REMAINS EMIR – KANO GOVT The Kano State government has said the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, earlier on Thursday, shows Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II is still the Emir of Kano. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, said this during a press conference held …

BREAKING: COURT NULLIFIES REINSTATEMENT OF SANUSI AS EMIR OF KANO A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The court, which delivered a verdict on Thursday, also nullified all the actions taken after the controversial reinstatement. The presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman said, “I hereby order …

NNAMDI KANU, NOT SEEKING NEGOTIATION WITH FEDERAL GOVT – LAWYER Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has described news report by some media platforms titled ‘Kanu Seeks Negotiation With FG’, as false. Some sections of media platforms have reported that Kanu through Ejimakor on Wednesday at the Federal High …

APPEAL COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN RIVERS. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TUSSLE The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 others against Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo and five others. The appeal is challenging a high court judgment that declared their seats vacant and sought …