Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has tasked Kaduna state athletes to go for gold medals at the 7th National Youth Games (NYG), holding in Asaba, Delta. Gov. Sani gave the charge on Thursday, while addressing Team Kaduna athletes and officials ahead of their departure for the 2023 NYG. The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Sports Development, Prof. Benjamin Gugong, said that the athletes do not have a reason not to excel. READ ALSO: Protest Erupts After Muslim Man Allegedly Shares Dog Meat in Kaduna “We are believing that as you go to Asaba, you will win gold medals…
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Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has provided words of encouragement to his appointees, urging them to exhibit leadership qualities and navigate through the challenges they face following the recent verdict of the Kano State Election Petition Tribunal. This appeal came during a meeting with his appointees shortly after the tribunal nullified his victory as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in the March 18 governorship election. The tribunal, in its decision, declared Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner. Governor Yusuf, in response to the tribunal’s verdict, advised his appointees to place their…
The Daura local government council of Katsina State, says it has targeted 325 households for the distribution of relief materials for 2023 flood victims in the area. Ahaji Bala Musa, the Council Chairman, stated this at the launch of the distribution of the items in Daura on Thursday. Musa said that the items would be shared to the affected people in 11 wards across the local council and expressed gratitude to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for providing the materials. READ ALSO: Tribunal upholds election of Benue deputy speaker He said the materials included rice, sewing machines, grinding machines,…
The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Makurdi, has upheld the election of Deputy Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, Mrs Lami Danladi. Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Chairman of the panel, Justice Ory’zik Ikeorha, said the petitioners, Mrs Agnes Uloko and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), failed to prove their case. Ikeorha said the petitioners failed to prove their case of certificate forgery as well as the allegation that Danladi was not a member of the APC before contesting for the election. She said the petitioners case was too weak too establish forgery case against the respondent. The Court held…
Ahead of January 2024 local government election in Borno, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has commenced sales of Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms for chairmanship and councillorship elections. According to a statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Malam Makinta Zarami, the sales which commenced on Sept. 20, would end on Sept. 28. “Interested party members are advised to obtain the form within the stipulated time as there will be no room for an extension,” Zarami said. READ ALSO: State House management, staff celebrate First Lady The Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) had on Aug. 2…
An Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Bauchi, says the current challenges facing the country are trials from God, urging Nigerians to stop blaming leaders for the problems. The scholar, also the eldest son of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, stated this at a news conference to unveil plans for the 2023 Sept. 26 Maulud celebration on Thursday in Bauchi. He said there was no point blaming leaders or individuals for the nation’s challenges. ‘’We all have responsibilities to check our deeds, hardship or whatever situation we find ourselves in come from Almighty Allah. “What Nigerians should do at this time is to return…
Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate who was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State by court, has expressed his confidence regarding the potential appeal challenging his victory. The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday (yesterday), ruled to sack Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, affirming the APC as the victor of the election. In its decision, the three-member tribunal ordered the withdrawal of the certificate of return previously presented to Governor Yusuf and directed the issuance of a certificate of return to Gawuna. The tribunal’s decision included the deduction of 165,663 votes…
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged residents of Kano State to remain peaceful, assuring that their businesses will flourish. He gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to the judgment of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which affirmed the APC candidate, Dr Yusuf Gawuna, in the March 2023 governorship election as validly elected. Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay delivered the judgment. The APC had challenged the declaration of Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as the winner of the March 18 Kano State governorship election. READ ALSO: VON…
The Zamfara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday confirmed the murder of Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga, the state Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON). A statement issued in Gusau by the state NUJ Secretary, Ibrahim Ahmad, said that the body of the deceased was dumped in a soakaway by those who murdered him. “The discovery of his corpse was as result of unpleasant odor observed by children of an Islamic School behind his house in the evening of Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. READ ALSO: Google Announces ‘AI first Accelerator Program’ for African Startups “After breaking the sockaway,…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on residents to maintain peace following a tribunal ruling that removed him from office, while expressing determination to use all legal means to contest the decision. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA earlier reported that the Tribunal on Wednesday removed Governor Yusuf, with the directive for Nasir Yusuf Gawuna of the APC to be issued a certificate of returns. We also reported that the government imposed 24 hours curfew up until 6pm on Thursday(today), a move reportedly aimed to prevent possible instability in the aftermath of the judgement. Gov Yusuf, while addressing the media few…
The Member representing Chibok, Damboa, and Gwoza Federal Constituency, Ahmed Jaha, has raised concern about the relentless killing of ten farmers over ten days in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. In an interview conducted after launching the distribution of starter packs to the most vulnerable farmers in his constituency at the Government House’s multipurpose hall in Maiduguri on Wednesday, Jaha expressed, “As I’m talking to you now, farmers are not safe in my constituency.” According to him, “In ten days ten farmers were killed, at the beginning, six farmers were killed, later on, they beheaded two, yesterday…
The Police Command in Plateau has recovered 77 cows suspected to have been rustled at Company Zurak community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, stated this in statement issued on Wednesday in Jos. Alabo said that the cows rustled on Sept. 11 belonged to one Alhaji Idris Yunusa of Gajin Duguri community in Alkaleri Council Area of Bauchi State. ”On Sept. 19, we received credible nformation at our division in Bashar that a certain number of cows belonging to one Alhaji Idris Yunusa, the Galadiman Yuli Duguri, had been…
A U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois has on Tuesday, ordered Chicago State University (CSU) to disclose the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The order comes in response to a request made by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election. Judge Gilbert, a U.S. magistrate judge, presiding over the case, directed Chicago State University to provide “all relevant and non-privileged documents” to Atiku Abubakar within a two-day timeframe. He however ruled that only “non-privileged documents” should be disclosed. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that Non-privileged documents” refer to academic…
The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has declared the Mr Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 18 election and subsequently removed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from office. Governor Yusuf had contested the election under the banner of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and was initially declared the victor by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, the APC, dissatisfied with the election outcome, decided to pursue the matter at the tribunal. READ ALSO: FCTA sets up 7-man committee to prevent building collapse The three-man panel, delivering judgement on Wednesday, ordered withdrawal of…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday took out a gun truck and eight terrorists at Baranga village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement in Abuja that the strike was executed while on armed reconnaissance mission in the area. Gabkwet said the airstrike was in furtherance of sustained onslaught against remnants of terrorists in the North East. He said the opportunity strike, which presented itself unexpectedly, occurred when two armed terrorists on a motorcycle were trailed along an active…
The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has set up a seven-man committee for the prevention of building collapse in the federal capital, Abuja. The Director of the department, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, told newsmen after the inauguration of the committee in Abuja on Wednesday that the move was part of proactive measures to address incessant building collapse. “We don’t have to wait for another building to collapse before we act. That is why we set up the committee to help investigate structures that are not structurally stable for human habitation. “It is good to go round and…
There was jubilation on Wednesday in Bauchi by residents and supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi was affirmed the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 20 declared Mohammed the winner of the election at the end of the collation exercise. The electoral umpire announced that Mohammed polled 525,280 votes as against his closest rival, Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 432,272 votes. However, the APC candidate and his party approached the court to challenge the result of the…
The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has confirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023. The tribunal’s Chairman, Justice P.T Kwahar, delivered this judgment on Wednesday, dismissing the petition brought by Air Marshal Sadique Abubakr (rtd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate who contested the election results. The tribunal’s ruling was based on the petitioners’ inability to substantiate their claims of non-compliance with electoral regulations, electoral irregularities, and the alleged misuse of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (B-VAS) machines in certain polling units across several local government areas, including Toro, Dass, Zaki,…
In an unusual incident, a middle-aged man suspected to be a manhood thief has been beaten to a stupor in Lokoja, Kogi state. The incident occured on Tuesday when the suspect, identified as Idris Abubakar, visited a shop situated behind the Dunamis Church in Lokoja, with the intent of purchasing bread. According to an eyewitness, confusion erupted when the shop owner experienced a sudden shock in his body. He subsequently checked his manhood and discovered that it had inexplicably disappeared. In response to the shop owner’s cries for help, nearby residents and passersby apprehended the suspect and subjected him to…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday lamented that over 50 per cent of Sokoto State population were dependents. The fund advised the state to take necessary measures to control the trend. Alhaji Musa Muhammad-Wamako, UNFPA Director Programmes in Sokoto, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a two-day Validation Workshop for the Integration of Demographic Dividends into the Budget Process in Sokoto State. It is holding in Birnin Kebbi. The workshop was organised by the state Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in collaboration with UNFPA. The director described the development as…