Politics

COURT STOPS KANO GOVT FROM REINSTATING SANUSI A Federal High Court presided by Justice Liman has granted an ex-parte order restraining Kano State Government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The judge gave the order on Thursday night despite the fact that he is reportedly in the US. The case was filed by a traditional title holder, the Sarkin Dawaki …

DETHRONED KANO EMIRS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO HANDOVER Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has asked the Emirs who were removed following the return of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano to leave the palaces within the next 48 hours. Five emirs appointed by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje are the ones mainly affected by the order. Ganduje had …

SANUSI HURRIEDLY LEAVES PUBLIC FUNCTION IN RIVERS AFTER REINSTATEMENT Reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday, hurriedly left Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, shortly after delivering his keynote speech at the ongoing Rivers State Economic and Investment Summit. Sanusi was in the middle of delivering his speech when there was newsbreak about his reinstatement as Emir of …

SANUSI ON WAY BACK AS KANO ASSEMBLY REPEALS GANDUJE’S EMIRATES COUNCIL LAW Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II may have have been on his way back as the Emir of Kano as the State House of Assembly has passed a bill repealing the former law which dethroned him, and established five new emirates. With the passage of the bill, all offices established …

I’LL KEEP CONTESTING FOR PRESIDENCY AS LONG AS I’M ALIVE – ATIKU The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to keep contesting as long as he’s healthy. Atiku spoke during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja. Asked if he will contest again, Atiku said: “Of course, I will …

GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, GIVEN 16-DAY ULTIMATUM TO CONVENE ORGANS’ MEETINGS National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been given a 16-day ultimatum to convene meetings of various organs of the party or face legal action. The various organs of the APC which have not met since he assumed office on August 3, …

WHY PETER OBI VISITED LABOUR PARTY SECRETARIAT – CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN The campaign team of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi clarified that his recent visit to the party’s secretariat in Abuja was aimed at reconciliation, not endorsement, contrary to some media reports. This clarification was made by Obi’s campaign spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. …

UK GENERAL ELECTION TO HOLD JULY 4 United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set a general election date for July 4, ending months of speculation but not doom-laden forecasts about the size of the government’s expected defeat. The poll will be the first time Sunak, 44, faces the public while in charge after he was appointed leader of …

UK UNIVERSITY ORDERS NIGERIAN STUDENTS TO LEAVE SCHOOL, COUNTRY OVER UNPAID FEES Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom have been told to quit the school and return to Nigeria over unpaid fees. According to BBC, Teesside University said the move was in line with the UK’s immigration regulations. “Teesside University is proud to be a global institution …

ENUGU LP GUBER CANDIDATE, EDEOGA, DECRIES ENUGU DEMOLITIONS, SAYS GOVT ACTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga has described as scary and unconstitutional, the gale of demolitions recently carried out by the Enugu State Government in some parts of the state. Edeoga, who accused the state government under the …