Author: Musa Bello

Two suicide bombers have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, killing a soldier, and seven others including wedding guests. Sixteen people were also injured. According to a survivor, the first bomber was carrying a baby on her back when she stormed the venue and detonated the IED. The wedding was held on Saturday at Tashan Mararaba near the Fire Service in Gwoza town. A military source in Gwoza said the female suicide bomber crossed the road opposite the military base and immediately detonated the IED, killing a soldier in the…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission accused of manhandling a female staff of a hotel in Lagos. In a viral video, operatives of the anti-graft agency were seen in plain clothes forcefully entering one of the rooms of the Regional Hotel in Ojo, Lagos. “The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos,” EFCC…

……Orders inscription of “Kwankwasiyya/Gida-Gida” on the schools The Kano State government has disbursed cheques totalling over N1.9 billion to the Chairmen of the Community Re-orientation Committee (CRC) for the renovation of primary school classrooms across all 44 local government areas. There is are reports that the Governor also set aside the sum of two billion, nine hundred and twenty-five thousand, one hundred and forty naira for the construction of additional classrooms in public primary schools. A statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director General, Media and Publicity Government House, Kano, on Wednesday, said the state has also initiated…

Ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the claim that he allegedly siphoned ₦432bn in his eight-year administration, leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Kaduna against the state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The suit, filed by the ex-governor’s lawyer Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, challenged the report of the Kaduna Assembly Committee which indicted El-Rufai for alleged corruption. In the suit, El-Rufai asked the court to declare the report of the Assembly probe as null and…

Six secondary school pupils have drowned in the Mbang river in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The teenagers, according to report drowned while returning from a Junior WAEC exam at about 5:30 p.m on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Manasseh Monday (16 yrs), Musa John (16 yrs), Pius David (15 yrs), Monday Ayuba (16 yrs), David Danlami (19 yrs), and Yahuza Audu (16 yrs) were students of Government Secondary School Fadan Chawai writing the West African Junior School Examination. The National Public Relations Officer of Ribang Development Association, Pastor Simon Ishaku, who confirmed the…

The newly-appointed Police Commissioner to Kano, Salman Dogo Garba, has responded to allegations that he is a blood relative of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. Garba insisted that he is in Kano to serve everyone regardless of religion, ethnicity or colour. “I am first and foremost a Nigerian, and I am here to serve Nigerians. The news of me belonging to the same family as Bayero is new to me; this is the first time I am hearing it. For me, I will do my best for Kano,” he stated. He assured the public of his commitment to ensuring…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Tuesday stepped down a memorandum on the report of the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told journalists after the council met at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday that this is to allow for more consultations between President Bola Tinubu, state governors, local government authorities and the private sector. Idris said the council deferred acting on the memo given that the Federal Government is not the sole stakeholder on the national minimum wage issue. According to him, the President needs to interact…

Sokoto government has denied allegations by MURIC that it’s plotting to depose His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The state Commissioner for information and societal reorientation Hon. Sambo Bello Danchadi in a swift reaction on Tuesday said the state government has no plan whatsoever to dethrone the revered monarch while describing the allegation by MURIC as false and baseless. The statement said that the law guiding the appointment and disposition of traditional rulers in the state had not been changed or even repelled. It could be recalled that the Executive Director of the Muslim…

Given the noticeable gaps in both policy and its implementation in terms of service delivery, Independent Hajj Reporters, (IHR) a civil society organization that monitors and reports hajj in Nigeria has called on the National Assembly to amend the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Act to ensure a cohesive and effective hajj operating system in the country. IHR in a statement on Monday, signed by its national coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad in Makkah, Saudi Arabia said the call also becomes necessary because of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj’s adjustment of hajj policy and calendar of events – which…

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has taken disciplinary actions against four magistrates and one court registrar over misconduct. The decision to sanction the judicial officers was taken at the State Judicial Service Commission during its 72nd meeting held on the 11th June 2024. Similarly, the commission also at its 73rd meeting held on 20th June 2024, deliberated on the petitions received against Chief Magistrate Court 60 manned by Tijjani Saleh Minjibir. It said the responses to the queries issued were found unsatisfactory. The commission said it viewed the actions of the chief magistrate to amount to serious misconduct…

Nigeria, Ghana and 61 other countries have emerged as facing food poverty, a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. In the latest report for June 2024, the global body also listed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Yemen. Others included Tunisia, Nepal, Vietnam, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Montenegro, Albania, Tonga, Indonesia, Gambia, Haiti, Burkina Faso, and Rwanda among several others. “Across the world, millions of parents and families are struggling to provide nutritious…

The Police Service Commission has challenged the Nigeria Police Force, to provide verifiable evidence to support the allegations peddled against it regarding the recruitment of constables. In a statement signed by its Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday, the PSC noted that it was obvious that the NPF was out to malign its reputation. “The Commission has at every turn suffered several indignities in its attempt to perform functions provided to it by the Constitution even after the Supreme Court decided the matter in its favour. “That this show of brute force and intimidation by the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Directorate, on June 11, 2024, arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and obstructing the Commission’s investigation before Justice TG Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State. Mallam, a desk officer in charge of responding to official correspondences in the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Gombe State, was arraigned on a one-count charge of willful obstruction of investigation activities and tearing official documents of the EFCC. The lone charge against Mallam reads “that you, Usman Mallam on…

Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has dragged the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over unlawful interference with its business, causing huge financial damage to the Company. KEDCO said the actions of MAN, has subjected the Company to a huge revenue loss of up to over N5.3 billion per month. It is reported that the Company also accused MAN of unlawful interference with its business, despite their knowledge about FG’s removal of electricity subsidy for Band A customers and fluctuations in various macro-economic indices such as exchange rates, gas price, inflation…

In a significant legal development, the Ghanaian High Court has ordered the auction of two mansions belonging to former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder, Michael Essien. The auction was mandated by the Deputy Sheriff of the High Court (Commercial Division) on June 12, 2024, following a recent court ruling against Essien. According to reports from the Daily Guide, the properties are located at Stephen Quarshie Crescent, East Legon (House Number 9), and at Trassaco (Phase 2), Adjiringano (House Numbers 204/205), all situated in Accra. One of these properties is valued between $20 million and $30 million. Essien’s current financial difficulties…

The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has on Thursday ruled against Kano State government and others challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain issue of fundamental human rights instituted by a Kano traditional holder, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi in connection with the emirship tussle. Recall that the applicant, who is the traditional title holder of Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano emirate, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi had approached the court seeking for enforcement of his fundamental human rights claimed to have been violated by government action in the Emirship tussle. The respondents in the suit are Kano State Government as…

The Police Command in Ondo State has arrested a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Adenoyin, for allegedly being in possession of eight dry human skulls in Isua-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area. The arrest was announced by the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr. Abayomi Oladipo, in a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, in Akure on Wednesday. According to the statement, Adenoyin was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by police officers at the Isua/Epinmi checkpoint. The incident occurred on June 10, 2024, at around 8:00 AM. “Personnel attached to Police Safer Highway Patrol…

As pilgrims globally prepared for the crest of hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged Nigerians to caution their relatives on pilgrimage to keep safe against life threatening weather condition. The commission’s appeal came as temperature conditions estimated above 50 degrees Celsius in the coming days pilgrims will begin the actual hajj exercise. “We would like to advice the relatives of pilgrims back home in Nigeria to draw attention of their love ones on hajj to avoid the scorching sun in Saudi Arabia. This is very important because the heat-wave from the…

30 Nigerians have been selected by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia to participate the 2024 hajj under the full sponsorship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The program tagged “Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques”, is an initiative designed by the Kingdom to provide care and services to the special pilgrims selected fom around the world. At a farewell ceremony organized by Saudi Embassy, Abuja on Saturday, the beneficiaries including Islamic scholars, media executives and personalities expressed appreciation on the special guesture. Saudi…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday confirmed arrest of four persons with degrees of illegal substances allegedly intended to smuggle to Saudi Arabia. NDLEA has received maximum collaboration of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to ensure no Nigerian sneak out of the country with prohibited substance to Saudi Arabia. The suspects were apprehended when the operatives raided Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos state where the suspects were lodged and caught in the act of ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia. According to the Narcotic agency,…