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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said home delivery of passports is set to begin in June 2024. Tunji-Ojo made the announcement on Friday when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s new terminal in Abuja, The minister, however, said the passports delivery will not include every location to avoid overloading and system damage, stating that …

Barely hours after reinstating HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano, the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the former Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. A statement issued by the spokesperson to the Governor, Sanusi Bature, said the Governor gave the order for the arrest of the former Emir for creating …

Tension is now in Kano as both the reinstated deposed Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi took over the Emir palace, while the dethroned Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has moved into the emir’s guest house (Gidan Nasarawa) in the ancient town. The state governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, with all state government officers now relocated to the Emir’s palace However, there were heavy …

Security agents on Saturday said they won’t arrest deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero as ordered by Governor Abba Yusuf. The Governor, in a statement by his Director General, Media and Publicity, Sanusi Bature Tofa, ordered the arrest of Bayero, accusing him of “creating tension in the state.” “The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in …

The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has been suspended. A letter of suspension dated May 14, 2024 and another on May 15, 2024 were ratified at a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin.  They stated that the suspension was with immediate effect. It advised Abure to stop holding out or parading himself as …

…Order to arrest on Bayero only on social media, not formally transmitted The Joint Security in Kano State has said that it will comply and adhere strictly to the Federal High Court order that all parties in the Kano Emirate controversy should maintain status quo. People Talk: On sale of new Naira notes at Nigerian parties 0:08 / 1:00 This …

The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has assured justice would prevail, while urging residents to maintain law and order.  He spoke at the mini-palace where he has been since returning to the State following his dethronement. The monarch pledged to follow whatever the law states, adding that Kano is too important to Nigeria. Speaking in his native tongue, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sacked a large number of directors, a move that is part of the extensive reforms implemented by the CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, since he assumed office. Cardoso has been downsizing the workforce as part of his reforms. Initially, some senior staff who served during Godwin Emefiele’s tenure were spared in the first wave …

A report by the Reuters news agency suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes the current battlefield lines.”Contributor/Getty ImagesEastern UkraineCNN —  Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signaling this week that he is open to peace talks should be viewed with vast, overshadowing caveats, and the weight of Ukraine’s – and the West’s …

At the backdrop of the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, public and private sector executives have expressed divergent views over the quality and impacts of the various economic reforms embarked upon by the administration in the past year. They spoke at the 2024 edition of the Vanguard Economic Discourse held in Lagos yesterday. The executives include the Vice …