A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has dismissed a bribery suit against the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of evidence. The suit was filed by a Kano-based lawyer Bulama Bukarti. The lawyer asked the court to mandate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Ganduje for allegedly receiving a kickback
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Eight members of a family were reported killed in a gas explosion that rocked a house at Dan Musa, the headquarters of the Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to neighbours, the victims included three women and five children. They said the incident occurred on Saturday evening when one of the victims was
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Aggrieved senators have kicked against the N264bn added to the 2020 budget by the leadership of the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari, had proposed a budget of N10.33tn for the 2020 fiscal year but the federal parliament increased it to about N10.6tn. Investigations revealed that some senators were not happy with the increment. Punch reports
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Angry protesters in northeast India vowed Sunday to keep demonstrating against a contentious citizenship law as the death toll from bloody clashes sparked by the bill rose to six. Tension remained high at the epicenter of the unrest in Assam state’s biggest city, Guwahati, with troops patrolling the streets. In Assam, four people died after
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Sabo Nanono said the Bank of Agriculture was still in distress because no concrete effort was made to recapitalize it in spite of pronouncements in the past. Nanono disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He said it was disheartening to note that
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Islamist rebels hacked to death at least 22 civilians including 13 women in an overnight raid in the DR Congo’s troubled Beni region bordering Uganda, local officials said Sunday. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist-rooted militia that originated in Uganda, were armed with machetes, Beni region administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP. “Teams
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said that Turkish Airlines will convey its passengers’ remaining baggage to Nigeria before Tuesday, December 17. This is coming after the suspension of its operations by the Federal Government. The airline said the baggage would be brought from Turkey. The General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, revealed this
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Chief Kunle Kalejaye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari, to prioritize investment in agriculture to reduce hunger and fast-track economic prosperity. Kalejaye, said this while speaking with journalists at the ‘2019 Christmas Carols of the Nine Lesson’ held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He expressed worries over the rate of
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The Nigeria Police Force has restated that no “Police Report” is needed before any government or private hospital could admit and render emergency services to any victim of gunshot wounds. The Police said every hospital in the country was free to receive and treat victims of gunshot wounds with or without Police clearance, but are
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Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has started the demolition of distressed buildings in Lagos Island with a three-storey building located at Bamigbose Street. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria during the demolition in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the three-storey building located
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…Returning Nigeria back to military era. Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi-Okogie, reacting to state of the nation and leadership style of Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, said Nigeria is gradually returning to the era of military dictatorship where there is disobedience to the rule of law. The Cardinal decried the
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Mrs Muyinat Mimiko, fondly called ‘Iya Ruka’, the mother of the immediate past Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has passed away. It was gathered that Iya Ruka died after a brief illness at her residence in Ondo, at the age of 88. Confirming the incident on Saturday, an aide of the former governor,
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The federal government has barred the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, from travelling out of the country. According to reports the move may be part of a fresh probe into Onnoghen’s affairs. Onnoghen was convicted for not declaring his assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. An internal report issued by the
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The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede has explained that the visa-on-arrival policy for all Africans announced by the President Muhammadu Buhari, would not compromise national security. Babandede explained that the policy was meant to accelerate African integration and bring down barriers that have hindered free movement of people within the continent. President Buhari had while
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday alleged that the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki was “not ready for amicable resolution” of the crisis rocking the party in the state. Oshiomhole said this while briefing newsmen in Benin. He said, “The governor has been refusing and avoiding an all-inclusive
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