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Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, appointed the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, as the chancellor of the Kaduna State University. Details later PUNCH

A human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern, has urged the National Youth Service Corps to postpone its ‘Batch A’ orientation camp exercise due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of the group, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Wednesday. The group said, “Authorities of the NYSC on Sunday, March 8, …

The Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, says the state government did not banish the deposed Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II. Muktar said the state government was clear in its press statement on Monday that Sanusi was deposed but never made any reference to any banishment. The Kano AG said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. He said, “If you …

Kenya is seeking the postponement of this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Group G leaders Comoros, due to an international travel ban placed on athletes as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Kenyan sports ministry on Tuesday issued a one-month travel suspension for Kenyan athletes to international competitions following the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. …

Barely forty-Eight hours after he was dethroned as the Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been appointed into the board of KADIPA. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has approved the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA. Established in 2015, KADIPA has led the investment drive of the state and anchored …

Perhaps unlike at any other time in our history of election petitions, the 2019 general elections presented politicians, political parties and especially the Supreme Court with the greatest challenges and lessons to learn from. In Nigeria an electoral cycle is not complete until all petitions arising from it are exhausted at all levels of the Election Petition Tribunals. The perception …

The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, today named the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, and 16 other influential figures around the globe as Sustainable Development Goals Advocates to push the agenda of the global development drive to a new height. The appointments, which were released today, have Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana Ms. Erna Solberg, …

Edo National Association World-wide (ENAW) in United States and Canada has set the pace, with the donation of four million, five hundred thousand Naira (N4, 500,000.00) in support of Edo-BEST, an ambitious educational Program, initiated by the Godwin Obaseki-led administration. ENAW’s President, Mr. Edison Oyiboke-Osifo, who led a delegation of the organization, that has been in the state since the …

Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26 million to the Edo State Government, as part of efforts to facilitate rice production in the state. Edo State Government sees this as a boost to the Moves by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to sustain food security and create wealth for farmers in the state. During a courtesy …

Over N3.7 billion and other assets have been recovered from former directors and contractors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday. He spoke while inaugurating the NDDC Advisory Committee at the Executive Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja, The Nation reports. Members include governors of the nine Niger Delta states, the Minister …