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I didn’t know that the artiste, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, sang some of those famous songs on the airwaves. Although I do not consciously consume many of the songs and sounds that young artistes in Nigeria release with the speed of light these days, one must accept two things about this reality. One, there is a crowd of …

The Kano State government on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to avoid a breakdown of law and order following the sacking of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party by the state’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Security was beefed up across the Kano metropolis on Wednesday shortly after the ruling of the three-man election …

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election. Yusuf, who contested …

• Presidency, NASS politics delay CNI bill for 15 years• Vandalism surges by over 35% as operators lose 15,000 generators• 34,862 towers, 127,294 Base Stations, 96,198km fibre optics endangered• East and Northern Nigeria account for highest rate of destruction• Analysts foresee huge drop in quality of telephony service   Nigeria’s $77 billion telecommunications sector, which currently houses 34,862 towers, 127,294 Base …

The launch of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)’s self-service application remains a major milestone intervention towards ensuring seamless National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment for Nigerians in the diaspora, Chief Executive, Barnksforte Technology Limited, Mr. Dayo Bankole, has said. The mobile application was developed in partnership with Barnksforte, a local ICT company, in accordance with National Information Technology Development Agency …

A federal magistrate judge has denied Hunter Biden’s request to appear virtually for his first court hearing in the federal gun case against him and set his arraignment for October 3. The initial court appearance and arraignment for President Joe Biden’s son will be before Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke. “In the end, the Court agrees with both Defendant … and the …

India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Visa service provider BLS posted a message from India’s mission blaming “operational reasons” for the decision. Image caption, On Wednesday, India urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to “exercise utmost caution” Tensions flared this week …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the State’s Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the arrest of 16 suspected drug traffickers and users, seizure of several kilograms of narcotics, including cannabis and tramadol. Obaseki, who spoke at the Command’s Headquarters in Benin City, urged youths to channel their energies to useful and productive ventures …

Today, the United States and the European Union welcomed Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Germany, Japan, and Nigeria as Champions of the Global Methane Pledge (GMP). The group of champions — already leaders in methane reduction efforts — are uniting to support and galvanize further progress by the 150 countries and other partners participating in the Global Methane …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old assistant truck driver, Abdurazak Ibrahim, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Edo state. The incident was said to have happened on September 13 at Uromi in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. Edo State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, while parading …