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KOGI ASSEMBLY ASKED TO BEGIN IMPEACHMENT PROCESS AGAINST GOV ODODO Deji Ajare, a human rights attorney, has requested Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, to start the impeachment process against Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi, over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. Ajare made the call on Friday via the House clerk in a …

THE RISE AND FALL OF YAHAYA BELLO: A TALE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND RECKLESS LEADERSHIP, BY OLAWALE OLALEYE One critical truth that a majority of nu the people may not like to admit is that contrary to insinuations, Nigeria is actually a land of immense opportunities. It’s also a land of the free. Indeed! You just need to juxtapose your …

HOW KANO GOVT PLANS TO NAIL GANDUJE, WIFE, SON IN $413,000 ALLEGED FRAUD CASE Exclusive court documents have revealed the Kano State Government’s plan to rely on 15 witnesses to nail former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, their son Umar Abdullahi Umar, and four others in a corruption case. The eight-count charges allege a web of corrupt activities. …

IGP WITHDRAWS ALL POLICEMEN ATTACHED TO FLEEING KOGI EX-GOV, YAHAYA BELLO The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Thoe order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message. The document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal …

PDP NEC MEETING: WIKE DEFEATS ATIKU, DAMAGUM RETAINS SEAT Minister of the Federal Cap­ital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday triumphed over Atiku Abubakar, as the Act­ing National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, who has the backing of Wike’s camp, sur­vived plot to remove him as the acting chairman …

TWO EBONYI COMMISSIONERS EXCHANGE BLOWS IN PUBLIC Two Commissioners in the present administration in Ebonyi State, were said to have publicly fought each other in a public gathering at Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two Commissioners who are said to be stakeholders in their various communities had a field day as they reportedly exchanged blows, not …

TWO SOLDIERS STABBED EACH OTHER IN ENUGU, ARMY CONFIRMS The Nigerian Army has confirmed the stabbing of its personnel attached to the 74 Supply and Transportation Brigade, 82nd (Airborne and Amphibious) Division, Private Aliyu Musa Abdullahi by his colleague, Private Yahaya Sani. “At about 152030A Apr 24, a case of fighting and quarreling was reported by the Admin Officer 74 …

GANDUJE: ELDEST SON BACKS KANO GOVT FOR INVESTIGATING FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHER Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his …

AGF TELLS EX-KOGI GOV, YAHAYA BELLO, TO TOE DECENCY PATH, SUBMIT SELF FOR PROBE The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to follow the path of decency and submit himself for probe. Bello is being wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE NOUN GRADUATES INTO NYSC, LAW SCHOOL President Bola Tinubu as Visitor to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to formulate necessary modalities for inclusion of NOUN graduates within the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) framework, particularly those within the service age bracket as allowed …