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The Emir of Yandoton Daji, Aliyu Marafa, in Zamfara State, was on Sunday suspended after he turbaned a wanted terrorist, Ada Aleru, the Sarkin Fulani (the leader of the Fulani) of the emirate. The Governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, created the Yandoton Daji emirate out of Tsafe emirate on May 18. While creating the emirate, the governor charged the new …

Stakeholders have called on the Federal Ministry of Education to obey the high court judgment on cut off marks for students seeking admission into Unity Schools across the country. The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN recalls that a human rights lawyer, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, had …

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. Pastors, Bishops at Shettima’s unveiling The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free to “hire mechanics …

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change. “The summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa, and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global …

A group of anti Muslim-Muslim campaigners have stormed the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja which is the venue of the official unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The anti Muslim-Muslim group numbering over some decades displayed placards with various inscriptions showing their stand against the …

Christian Leaders under Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to investigate and end the “continuous persecution” of priests across the Country. The call was made in a statement by the Chairman of the Association, Apostle (Dr) Emmanuel Nuhu Kure while reacting to the news of the gruesome murder …

Following criticisms that greeted his choice of former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, said he had made the hard choice. In a statement on his verified Twitter handle, the former governor of Lagos State averred that he made the hard choice because …

Journalists assigned to cover the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, watched in amusement as pastors and Bishops from different Christian denominations showed up at the venue. Their presence seemed to cause a stir as onlookers and guests stared hard …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday made it clear that it would no longer remit any money to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee for sharing to the three tiers of government monthly. It said this was based on its latest transition from a public corporation to a limited liability company and that it currently owed no money to …

This day, July 19, should go down as a special moment in the economic history of Nigeria – the day when the country’s main vehicle for economic survival, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is officially unveiled by the incumbent president as a commercial venture. The transition took effect on July 1 in line with the provisions of the Petroleum …