Month: May 2024

Emirship Tussle: NBA Fumes As CJN Summons FHC, Kano CJs Over Conflicting Orders

ADEOLA YUSUF

Disturbed by the spate of conflicting orders trailing the ongoing emirship tussle Kano, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court, Justice Dije Aboki for an emergency meeting. The CJN directed the two heads of courts to appear at his Chambers at the Supreme Court complex, today. This came as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, described as embarrassing to the judiciary, the conflicting orders emanating from different…

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You Don’t Need University To Succeed In Life – UK PM

Abibat Babalola

. British education regulator to limit numbers of courses with no “good outcomes.”     UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has said people don’t have to go to the university to succeed in life. Sunak, who is an alumni of Oxford University and Stanford University made the statement via his X’s official page on Wednesday, May 29. READ ALSO: Sahara Group Advocates Investment In Cooking Gas Infrastructure Across Africa Veteran Actress, Fatima Usman, Is Dead 2024 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrim Dies In Mecca Kano Emir: ‘Judge Gave Order From His Bedroom…

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Tinubu Intervenes As Nigerian Students In UK Face Deportation

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has intervened to address deportation orders issued against Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. A delegation to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK), Christian Okeke, and leaders of the Nigerian Students’ Union in UK is expected to meet with the management of Teesside University to seek resolution. The decision was made following a virtual meeting attended by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Okeke, Mr. Yemi Soile, President of the Nigerian Students Union UK, and affected students.…

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Nigeria Targets Conversation of 250,000 Houses To LPG Annually

ADEOLA YUSUF

. As Ekpo flags off Decade of Gas Grassroots LPG Penetration Programme in Abuja       Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Tuesday flagged off the Decade of Gas Grassroots LPG Penetration Programme in Abuja urging stakeholders in the gas sector to work towards achieving the Federal Government’s goal of having inexpensive, safe, and clean cooking energy available to every household in Nigeria. Ekpo said the mission of the scheme was to change millions of Nigerians’ lives by converting 250,000 houses annually to LPG…

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Tinubu Signs Bill To Return Old National Anthem

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the joint plenary that Tinubu attended. READ ALSO 12-Year-Old’s Two Hands Amputated For Allegedly Stealing Phone, NBA, Government Kick + Photo One Year of Tinubu, A Cocktail of Trial And Error Economic Policies, By Atiku Abubakar I Once Was Disallowed To Perform In Nigeria Due To Indecent Dressing – Tiwa Savage Veteran Actress, Fatima Usman,…

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12-Year-Old’s Two Hands Amputated For Allegedly Stealing Phone, NBA, Government Kick + Photo

ADEOLA YUSUF

The two hands of a 12-year-old boy simply identified as Adamu have been amputated by his nephew for allegedly stealing a phone in Gombe State. The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state, Mwalin Abdu, brought this to public attention on May 27. Abdu, who is also the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the NBA, drew attention to the development on a day that was observed worldwide as Children’s Day. In a statement, titled: “Protecting our future: Urgent action needed on child protection in Gombe…

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One Year of Tinubu, A Cocktail of Trial And Error Economic Policies, By Atiku Abubakar

Abibat Babalola

On May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu raised the hopes of Nigerians with his pledge to “remodel our economy to bring about growth and development through job creation, food security and an end of extreme poverty.” Since then, Tinubu has also spoken about growing the economy at double-digit rates to US$1 trillion in six years, ending misery, and bringing immediate relief to Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis. On listening to this, Nigerians must have breathed a sigh of relief after their experience with ex-President Buhari’s 8 years of economic misadventure. Tinubu laid…

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I Once Was Disallowed To Perform In Nigeria Due To Indecent Dressing – Tiwa Savage

ADEOLA YUSUF

Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has recounted her ordeal when she returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to pursue her musical career. The songstress recalled that she was prevented from performing at concerts because her outfits were considered “too risqué.” Speaking during a recent interview with BET, Tiwa Savage added that some of her earlier music videos were not aired due to being deemed indecent. “When I first moved back, I would turn up at a show and they would say…

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Veteran Actress, Fatima Usman, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Fatima Usman, the Kannywood actress better known as Fati Slow Motion, has passed away. Mansura Isa, the Kano state activist, announced Fati’s demise on Tuesday via an Instagram post. The actress died on Monday night in a hospital in a Chadian town near Sudan. She was said to have travelled there to visit her relatives. The cause of her death was however not disclosed. Isa added that her burial ceremony would be held in Habasha, where she died. “To God we are and to him we shall return. Fati Slow…

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Minimum Wage: 494k Or Nothing, Labour Reduces N3k On Demand

Abibat Babalola

The Organised Labour has again rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government.This time, the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), rejected the offer of the Federal Government to pay ₦60,000 as new minimum wage for workers. The Organised Labour also shifted ground from its ₦497,000 stance last week to ₦494,000. A prominent member of the Tripartite Committee for the negotiation of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers told Channels Television labour correspondent that the Federal Government and the…

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