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By Hadiza Suleman A Kano State High Court, Monday, issued a permanent restraining order against deposed Emir Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed emirs. Justice Amina Aliyu, who presided over the judgement, forbade the deposed emirs from parading themselves as emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano, or Karaye. Justice Aliyu ordered the deposed Emir and four other former emirs to hand over all the Emirate Traditional Royal Artefacts to the government and the substantive Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The State Assembly Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 was enacted in accordance with the Law, as enshrined in Section 4…

By People& Politics The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 25 local government chairmanship seats in the Delta local government election held across the state on Saturday. The party also clinched 499 of the 500 councillorship seats, losing one to the Allied Peoples Movement in Oshimili North Local Government Area. Jerry Agbaike, the chairperson of Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), announced the results at the commission’s headquarters in Asaba on Sunday. However, Mr Agbaike said the election was not held in Udu Local Government Area as the PDP chairmanship candidate was returned unopposed. The DSIEC chairperson also issued…

By People&Politics Lawyers under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have sent a message to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, demanding him to immediately withdraw his order on the enforcement of the electronic-Central Motor Registry Information System (CMRIS) Certificate. The lawyers say it is illegal. In a letter to the police boss, the Chairman and Secretary of theNBA’s Section on Public Interest, John Aikpokpo-Martins and Funmi Adeogun respectively, said there is no law in Nigeria that empowers police to issue any kind of vehicle certificates to motorists. Such certificate being issued by the Nigeria Police…

By Our Reporter Former President of the United States of America, Mr Donald Trump, was rushed off stage after gunshots erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania in what seems an assassination attempt. Footage showed him grimace and raise a hand to his right ear, before ducking as several sharp cracks – a series of shots – broke out. He was hurriedly swarmed by US Secret Service agents and dragged off stage to a waiting vehicle. He raised a fist as he was bundled into the car. In a post to his Truth Social network, Trump said a bullet pierced the…

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu North, Rt. Rev. Sosthenes Ikechukwu Eze has congratulated the Senate Minority Whip and the Senator representing Enugu West in the Senate, Engr. Osita Ngwu on his 'impactful' first year in office. He noted that the Senator has effectively represented the district and his anniversary celebration last May and June was devoted to flag-off of several projects in the district.  The Bishop who was presenting his charge at the third session of the Church's fifth synod, noted that the youths in the area benefited immensely from the Senator's empowerment program.  Bishop Eze at the…

By Jonathan Okpanachi The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has expressed joy over Thursday’s Supreme Court’s judgment that granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in Nigeria. The forum’s director of national publicity and advocacy, Mr Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, disclosed this in a release. He said the landmark decision was anticipated to propel substantial development at the grass-roots level. Quoting the forum, "This bold move holds great promise for empowering local governments to take charge of their own affairs and address the pressing needs of their communities. “One of the pivotal advantages of financial autonomy for LGAs is the enhancement…