Emirates crisis: Ganduje orders Sanusi to re-post kingmakers as district heads

Kano state government has directed the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 to immediately initiate a process of assigning the four Kano Kingmakers as District Heads of Local Governments under the jurisdiction of the Kano Emirate Council. According letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Alhaji dated March 2, 2020, […]

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Implement Awo’s compulsory free education policy, group tasks South West governors

Cross section of attendees at the TYLPI meeting rallies support of all Yoruba people for Amotekun By Yinka Fabowale Dream of the late Statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, to make every Yoruba man functionally literate and use education to drive socio-economic transformation may be close to being fulfilled, amid fresh initiatives to reenact the incredible developmental […]

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Nigeria may review 2020 budget over coronavirus

• Vaccine underway as the global economy loses $50b• WHO urges production of more protective items• Senate laments poor preparation against the virus in Abuja• Repent, seek forgiveness, JNI tells public The devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak may make the government review its 2020 national budget of N10.95 trillion. The Minister of Finance, Budget and […]

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Court restrains Oshiomole from parading himself APC chairman

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday restrained Adams Oshiomhole from parading himself as the national Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). “Oshiomhole will remain suspended pending the determination of the suit,” Judge Danlami Senchi said in his ruling. According to The Guardian, the judge gave the order following an application of interlocutory […]

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National vice-chairman backs Oshiomhole’s suspension

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, following a court injunction suspending Adams Oshiomhole as the party’s National Chairman. National Vice Chairman (North-East), Salihu Mustapha, who backed the court decision, told reporters that following the court injunction, Oshiomhole was for now, in no position to issue any instruction as […]

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How Ihedioha’s appeal split Supreme Court

Six justices dismiss suit to reclaim mandate ‘We have no power to review any application’ You’ve inherent power to do so, Justice Nwenze insists ‘Courts should be stripped of power to impose candidates’ The tussle over who governs Imo State for another four years ended yesterday as the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by […]

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Oyetola reverses Aregbesola’s education policies

Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, has approved the recommendations of the committee on education review, which reversed the education policies of his predecessor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, at a press conference jointly addressed with her counterpart in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Folorunso Bamisayemi, said […]

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