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CJN SUMMONS JUDGES OVER CONFLICTING ORDERS ON KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE Amid the Emirate tussle in Kano State, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions. Justice S.A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano had …

KANO GOVERNOR BANS DEMONSTRATIONS, ORDERS ARREST OF ‘STUDENT PROTESTERS’ Governor Abba Yusuf has banned all forms of public demonstrations in Kano State. He also imposed stringent restrictions on all public gatherings intended to protest within the state. The Governor, in a statement by his Media and Publicity Director Sanusi Bature on Wednesday, said he was exercising the authority vested in …

SANUSI, BAYERO CLING TO KANO EMIRSHIP AS COURTS GIVE CONFLICTING ORDERS Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. Conquering the clouds on a journey …

SOUTHEAST PEOPLE STILL OBSERVE SIT-AT-HOME Despite states and federal governments’ assurances to the people to go about their normal daily activities especially on Mondays in the five states of the South East geopolitical region, business activities have continued to be in their lowest ebbs, no thanks to the unending “Sit-at-home” called by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra (IPOB) since …

TEN MAJOR POLITICIANS THAT FELL OUT OF LIMELIGHT The past 25 years have sprouted different calibres of politicians, with many retaining their relevance while others have simply faded into political oblivion. These politicians once swayed enormous powers in Nigeria’s fourth republic. But now their names are like a whisper from another life, almost forgotten. While some have faced a natural …

ONE YEAR OF TINUBU’S GOVT, NIGERIA NOT WORKING; IT’S A COCKTAIL OF TRIAL-AND-ERROR ECONOMIC POLICIES, BY ATIKU ABUBAKAR Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has picked holes in the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during his first year in office. He described the period as a “cocktail of trial-and-error economic policies”. Atiku, who was the …

IT’S BEEN ONE YEAR OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, INSECURITY, HOPELESSNESS – LP HOUSE OF REPS CAUCUS The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year in office as a “reign of economic hardship, insecurity and hopelessness”, contrary to the promised ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra of the administration. This was contained in a State-of-the-Nation …

TINUBU’S ONE YEAR OF MISMATCH: BETWEEN PERFORMANCE & REALITIES – PREMIUM TIMES Today, Wednesday, 29 May, President Bola Tinubu is one year in office. It is a milestone that evokes serious reflections, given the electoral promises of every occupant of that office and the country’s existential challenges that need to be tackled. A juxtaposition of the two extremes in one …

DRAMA AS COURT ORDERS SANUSI’S EVICTION, ANOTHER COURT STOPS ENFORCEMENT A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the eviction of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Kofar Kudu Palace, while a State High Court has restrained the police and other security agencies from carrying out the eviction order. The Federal Court had, on Tuesday, ordered the police to ensure …

CONFUSION AS TINUBU’S AIDES CONTRADICT EACH OTHER Presidential spokesmen, Bayo Onanuga, and Ajuri Ngelale contradicted each other on the speech of President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office. The president who took his oath of office on May 29, 2023, clocks on year in office today. In commemoration of the first anniversary, both spokesmen issued contradictory statements. While Onanuga said …