Muhammadu Sanusi says President Bola Tinubu did not interfere in his reinstatement as Emir of Kano. On Thursday, Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, announced the reinstatement of Sanusi after signing the new Kano Emirate Council Law. The state assembly had passed the amended Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024. The law repealed the […]
Former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, has again expressed backing for the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. At the inauguration of the Omoku-Egbema Road in the state on Saturday, Odili told Fubara not to be apprehensive of anyone as the people of the state are with him. Odili urged Fubara to remain […]
Commissioner of Works under former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Muazu Magaji, has said that preparations were on to restore Kano’s deposed Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, to his palace. Magaji, in a post on his Facebook page, said Ado Bayero would retake the palace being occupied by Sanusi. “Now the emir’s flag has been […]
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday affirmed the election of Hope Uzodimma as Imo State Governor. The tribunal which gave its ruling in Abuja also dismissed the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate Athan Achonu. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, the three-man panel […]
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is unfit to lead the country. This, he said, had become evident with the conduct of his supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, during electioneering of the 2023 general elections. He said that Obi’s failure to reign on his […]
The politics of the ancient and prestigious Emirate of Kano has thrown up some controversial twists and turns in the last ten years. While not as dramatic and shocking as the popular American fantasy drama series, ‘Game of Thrones’, its latest twist is the stuff of a movie script where either a centuries-old tradition […]
Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne by Governor Abba Yusuf. Yusuf announced the decision on Thursday after signing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. Details later
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he will “keep contesting” for the Nigerian presidency as long as he is hale and hearty. He said this during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja. Few days ago, the ex vice president said he will may step down for the 2023 […]
Rivers State House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo will today screen eight commissioner-nominees to join the Cabinet of the State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara. These nominees will replace the commissioners who resigned their offices following the rift between the governor of the state and his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike. The […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that if in 2027, the party decides that it is the South-East’s turn and selects Peter Obi as its candidate, he will readily offer his support. “I have said repeatedly and I even said it before the 2023 general elections that […]
