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…On B/Haram killings in the North: Southerners crying more than the bereaved Alhaji Shetima Yerima, the National President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, is a member of the coalition that wanted Igbo people sent packing from the North in 2017. He is also a member of the coalition that just established Operation Shege Ka Fasa, the northern version of the regional …

The dethroned Emir Muhammad Sanusi II has been banished from Kano state to an undisclosed destination. The embattled Emir was driven out of the palace around 5:36 pm in a black jeep with an unidentified number. Heavy security personnel in a large number of the vehicle took the emir out of the palace. Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/just-in-dethroned-sanusi-banished-from-kano/

The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says he accepts his removal as the will of Allah (God). He said this in a video recorded shortly before he was taken away from the palace on Monday. In the video, which was obtained on Tuesday by The PUNCH, Sanusi says his removal was best for him, according to God’s plan. The former Governor …

Outgoing Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, who has been in the saddle for 12 years, and whose tenure will end this month spoke to Vanguard on Edo politics, chances of the PDP in the forthcoming governorship election and how the party would utilise the crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, …

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress are considering either to appoint an acting National Chairman or set up a caretaker committee to steer the affairs of the party until a national convention is held, The PUNCH has learnt. One of our correspondents gathered in Abuja on Monday that the two options are among those to be considered at the party’s National Executive …

Edo State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Erimona Edorodion Oye and the Minority Leader, Nigerian Youth Parliament, Hon. Daniel Uwadia were among the 15-man delegation from Edo State who attended the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to chart paths to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New …

The Kano State government has on Monday, dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The dethronement of the Emir followed the State Council executive meeting presided over by the Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday declared a two-week warning strike against non-payment of salaries of lecturers not enrolled in the Federal Government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. National President of the union, Biodun Ogunyemi, who disclosed this after the ASUU National Executive Council meeting that held in Enugu, said the warning strike takes effect today, …

Government at all levels should put in place structures that would ensure the effective implementation of women’s rights, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has said. The association’s call is in commemoration of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020. The country Vice President/National President, FIDA Nigeria, Rhoda Tyoden, made the call in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completely deactivated 2.2 million Improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards across telecommunication networks nationwide. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Umar Danbatta, made this known in a statement signed by Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs in Abuja. Mr Danbatta said that the commission’s efforts in this regard was in line with one of …