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The Police Commissioner in Kano State, AIG Usaini Gumel, has justified why the police ignored  the directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the State Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to remove the deposed 15 Emir of Kano from the …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to save the nation’s public universities from total collapse, by signing and implementing the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement. The Union said the implementation is in line with the collective bargaining principles as enshrined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention. The appeal was made by the coordinator …

The Board of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has said that screening personnel should be held responsible if deaf and dumb persons and those with suicidal tendencies are recruited into the Force, It revealed that during the recently concluded recruitment exercise of 10,000 constables, the physical and medical screenings of shortlisted candidates were handled by Police personnel. The Commission however …

A recent report by Paradigm Initiative reveals that several unauthorised websites are selling sensitive personal and financial data of Nigerians for as little as N100. Paradigm Initiative, in a statement on Thursday, said this alarming development presents a major breach of fundamental rights to privacy, a breach of data privacy rights, and poses significant risks to individuals and the national economy. It stated  …

Ahead of the forthcoming Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has cautioned state officials in both states against denying the opposition, access to public facilities for electioneering. INEC which noted that following the publication of the final list of candidates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, public campaigns had commenced …

The Kano State Government has directed the state’s Commissioner of Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa mini palace. The state government claimed that Thursday’s judgement by a Federal High Court was in its favour, affirming the state government’s decision to reinstate Emir Lamido Sanusi. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the court nullified the …

Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US south-west, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely, scientists say. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group studied excess heat between May and early June, when the US heatwave was concentrated in south-west states including California, Nevada and Arizona. A billboard shows the temperature on 5 June in Phoenix, …

A Federal High Court in Kano, on Thursday, nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The court also nullified all the actions taken after the controversial reinstatement. The presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Liman, said, “I hereby order that every step taken by the government is hereby nullified and becomes null and invalid and that …

The average price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has skyrocketed by 223.21% to approximately ₦770 per litre in May 2024, compared to ₦238.11 per litre recorded in May 2023. This increase was highlighted in the latest Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the NBS report, …