Despite the global uprising against the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government on Palestinians, the Nigerian Police in Kaduna have clampdown on peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration killing four people and injuring twenty. The protest which stated by 10:00am and lasted about an hour before the police clampdown, took place in Kaduna metropolis. An eye witness who preferred his name not to be mentioned in print told our Correspondent that they were almost rounding up the peaceful demonstration when the police arrived the scene dispersing them with teargas and eventually using live bullets to shoot sporadically. “As usual, every last Friday of…
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In his response to the most recent corruption charges against him by the Kano state government, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje says the offence he is being accused of by the Kano state government is a federal offence that can only be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ganduje said this to the Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu on Friday and made available to our Correspondent. He further advised Gov Yusuf…
The Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has mocked the former Governor of Kaduna State Nasiru Elrufai welcoming him to the club of ordinary Nigerians without political positions or power. Lamido spoke with the Voice of America Hausa Service on Friday where he explained that now is the right time for Elrufai to understand that he is not actually seen as a hero by the people especially as he has no political appointment or power. Although Lamido said he does not like talking about Elrufai, he said that when he was minister, he criticized the appointment of Elrufai as…
GWG.ng reports… Amidst the swirling controversy surrounding the arrest of Nigerian social media sensation, Bobrisky, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the pertinent question of the accommodation to be provided him, whether he would be kept among female or male detainees. GWG.ng reports that before now that the crossdresser had recently stoked the public limelight after he, (turned she), won the award of best-dressed female at a movie premiere penultimate week. The enigmatic personality, known for his flamboyant lifestyle and gender-fluid identity, has sparked debate over his appropriate placement within the EFCC’s detention facilities. With Bobrisky adamantly asserting…
Following a recent verdict by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja suspending the Chairman of the Kano Public Complaint And Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, had led the state in a swift reaction raising charges against the immediate past Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, his son and five others, suing them for bribery. Rimingado was arraigned before the Tribunal in Abuja on Thursday over alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for public officers, conflict of interest, abuse of office, false asset declaration, bribery and accepting gift, among others. The Tribunal had also…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has inaugurated two Judicial Commissions of Inquiry (JCI) on cases of misappropriation of public property, political violence and missing persons between 2015 to 2023, the period during which the current National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje served as Governor of the state. Inaugurating members of the JCI on Thursday, Governor Yusuf vowed to bring anyone found wanting to book adding that it was part of his inaugural pledge to unravel and prosecute those behind cases of political violence recorded in the state before and during the past election.…
It was an emotional event as tears broke out among the members of College of Arts and Remedial Studies, CAS, Kano, IJMB Class 2002 during the disbursement of cash support to orphans of their deceased colleagues on Thursday. The forum decided to support the families of their 14 deceased members in this holy month of Ramadan to put a smile on their faces during Sallah festivities. However, during the disbursement session, as the orphans were called upon to collect their shares, the situation went emotional as nearly everybody present, including the orphans and widows bursted into tears at the historic…
The Chairman of Kano Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhyi Magaji Rimingado has been suspended by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The anti-graft agency boss was arraigned in Abuja on Thursday over alleged breach of the code of conduct for public officers, conflict of interest, abuse of office, false asset declaration, bribery and accepting gifts, among others. The Tribunal granted the Complainant’s application directing the defendant to step aside as the Chairman of PCACC over the allegation of contravening the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act CAP C15 LFN 2004 pending the hearing and…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the increase of electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. This was announced on Wednesday by the NERC’s Vice Chairman, Musliu Oseni, at a news conference in Abuja. He said the increase will see the customers pay N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66, which is about 300 percent increase. However, this increase only affects customers under Band A who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. Oseni explained that these customers represent about 15 percent of the 12 million electricity consumers across the country. He further stated that…
The Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has issued warning to the Committee of palliative distribution in the state to desist from any act of sabotage, promising to deal decisively, as provided by the law, with anyone caught diverting the palliative. The Governor issued the warning while flagging off the forth faze of the distribution in the state on Wednesday. “I will like to use this opportunity to call both the Local Government Palliative Distribution Compliance Committee, to adhere strictly to the guidelines stipulated for the distribution exercise, in a transparent manner and with the view that the food items…