Zulum’s Spokesman, Isa Gusau, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has lost his Special Assistant on Media and Strategy Isa Gusau. The Borno State Government announced Gusau’s death in a statement on Friday. “We regret to announce that Mallam Isa Gusau died in the early hours of Thursday in a hospital outside the country after battling with heart problem,” the government said. “Gusau was one of the aides first appointed by Governor Zulum after being sworn in on 29 May 2019. READ ALSO Nigerian Govt To Probe Ajaokuta Steel Company’s N33bn Electricity Debt…

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Nigerian Govt To Probe Ajaokuta Steel Company’s N33bn Electricity Debt

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Government on Thursday said it would investigate how the non-functioning Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited accrued N33bn in electricity debt which prompted the Transmission Company of Nigeria to disconnect the company from the national grid. The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, revealed this to State House correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. On Wednesday, the TCN disconnected ASCL from the national grid as the moribund company failed to clear a debt of N33bn owed to the NBET and service providers.…

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JUST IN: Supreme Court Affirms Abba Yusuf As Governor Of Kano

Ganiyu Amodu

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which nullified the election of Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano state. A five-member panel of justices on Friday, January 12, unanimously held that the lower court misunderstood the import of the purported deduction of 165,616 ballot papers in favour of Governor Yusuf. The lead judgment by Justice Inyang Okoro also held that the issue of Governor Yusuf’s membership was a pre-election matter. READ ALSO 10 Africans Who Are Richer Than Many Countries In The Continent…

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10 Africans Who Are Richer Than Many Countries In The Continent

ADEOLA YUSUF

Wealth In their hands: Story, Profile of Top 10 Richest Men In Africa 2024 and list of poorest countries based on GNI per capita in the continent   Forbes, the wealth-tracking platform, provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire. Platforms Africa reports that these 10 billionaires have a net worth that is more than that of some nations in the world, and particularly, many countries in their continent of Africa. The value of individuals’ public holdings are updated…

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Court Remands Teenager For Allegedly Stabbing Cleric To Death In Kano

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday, ordered that an 18-year-old, Yusuf Haruna be remanded in a Correctional Centre for allegedly stabbing a cleric, Sani Mohammed, 45, to death. The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide. The Prosecutor,  Fatima Ado-Ahmad, told the court that Musa Yunusa, of the same address reported the matter at Jakara Police Division Kano on December 31, 2023. READ ALSO: CBN Sacks Polaris, Union, Keystone, Titan Banks’ Boards + REASON Oloduowo Twins: Came to World Same Day, Become…

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Rice Farmers Cannot Meet Local Demands – Traders

Abibat Babalola

Some rice traders in Lagos have lamented the inability of local rice farmers to meet the growing demand of the produce. The traders spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos. The Nigerian Government recently reaffirmed its commitment to increasing local production of wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and soyabean, through the provision of relevant farm inputs. John Nwabueze, a food stuff trader at Alimosho local government area of Lagos, lamented the growing cost of the produce and the inability of locally grown rice…

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Lagos NUJ Inaugurates NAN Chapel Lagos, Hails Re-elected Executives

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has inaugurated the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Chapel in Lagos Operations. Adeleye Ajayi, the Chairman of the Council, inaugurated the Yunus Yusuf-led seven-member executive council. The executives were re-elected for another term. Ajayi said the team remained a pacesetter in Lagos Council. Ajayi, who urged NAN journalists to participate more in State Council’s congresses and activities, said that there were lots of advantages in unionism. READ ALSO: Sports University Established For Sports, Education, Founder Says CBN Appoints New Executives For…

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Sports University Established For Sports, Education, Founder Says

Abibat Babalola

The Founder, Sports University of Nigeria, Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, Senator Ned Nwoko, said the institution was specially established for Nigerians in particular and Africa in general to pursue sports and education. The Founder stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. Nwoko said the goal of the institution is to position it as a center of excellence in sports, business and academics that would attract aspiring sportsmen and women. READ ALSO: CBN Appoints New Executives For Union, Polaris, Keystone Banks Court Grants Ex-minister,…

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CBN Appoints New Executives For Union, Polaris, Keystone Banks

Ganiyu Amodu

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the appointment of new executive officers for Union, Keystone and Polaris banks following the dissolution of the board of the financial firms. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by Sidi-Ali Hakama, CBN’s acting director of corporate communication, the newly appointed executives for Union Bank are Yetunde Oni, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) and Mannir Ubali Ringim, executive director (ED). The CBN said Hassan Imam and Chioma A. Many will lead the affairs of Keystone Bank as CEO and ED,…

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Court Grants Ex-minister, Agunloye N50m Bail

Ganiyu Amodu

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, on Thursday, granted bail in the sum of N50m to a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye. The court had ordered his remand in the Kuje Correctional Service pending the hearing of his bail application over an alleged $6 billion fraud in connection to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station. Agunloye served as minister between 1999 and 2003 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Agunloye before Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie on Wednesday, where…

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