Protests have erupted in Kano over the choice of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new emir of Kano, Thisday reports. Bonfires by irate youths have been reported in Kano metropolis, with motorists compelled by to attach leaves to their windscreens. Security forces are said to have now been mobilised to disperse the crowd and policemen stationed at strategic points. More to come… UPDATE The reason for the anger of protesters who hit the streets of Kano after former CBN Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi emerged Emir has been revealed. Online news platform, Premium Times…
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The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that a bomb exploded at a Nigerian Army barracks in Gombe on Sunday. Olukolade in a telephone interview from Abuja on Sunday said that one soldier died while another was wounded by the explosion. He however said normal activities had thereafter been ongoing at the barracks in Gombe where the incident occurred. “Intelligence deduced from credible information earlier received on this plot confirms the vigilance of some members of the public,’’ Olukolade said. A suspected female suicide bomber also died when the bomb exploded at a military quarter-guard in Gombe.…
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn the statement it released earlier congratulating Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero, one the sons of late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero as the new Emir, Vanguard reports. A twitter account purportedly belonging to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi had earlier announced the late emir’s son as the new Emir of Kano, saying it would be announced officially later. A twitter handle quoted in the announcement said to belong to Sanusi Ado Bayero had retweeted the announcement. African Independence Television (AIT) was said to…
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been announced as the new Emir of Kano. According to local news medium, Vanguard, it was confirmed by Secretary to the Kano State Government, Rabiu Sulaiman. This has rubbished earlier reports quoting a twitter account purportedly owned by the former CBN governor, announcing the late Emir’s son, Sanusi Ado Bayero as the government’s choice. Names of the shortlisted candidates for the royal stool were said to have been submitted to the Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso by the kingmakers of the Kano emirate, a list we reported,…
The Kano State government have announced former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the new Emir of Kano State. Sanusi Lamido- the first son of the marriage between late Emir Ado Bayero and his cousin- was born on 1st of April,1956. News emerged on the Kano State government twitter handle, followed by its formal announcement by the Secretary to the the State Government (SSG) Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi at the Government House. Secretary to the Kano state Govt, Engr, Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi announcing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new emir of Kano pic.twitter.com/VrO3C5JXfH — Kwankwaso2015 (@Kwankwaso2015)…
Sanusi Ado Bayero, son of Alhaji Ado Bayero, the deceased Emir of Kano has been chosen to become the next Emir. Although an official announcement has not been made, one of the contenders for the royal seat, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi broke the news on Twitter. “Sanusi Ado Bayero (Chiroman Kano) has been selected as the new Emir of Kano. Announcement to be made later,” the ex-CBN chief tweeted. The formal announcement will be made later in the day. The kingmakers who took the name of the shortlisted candidates to Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso;…
Tributes have flooded the media as news of the death of former Information Minister, Dora Akunyili hit the airwaves after she lost her battle with cancer at age 59. In his tribute to Akunyili, President Goodluck Jonathan described her as a distinguished Nigerian and Patriotic citizen who would be sorely missed by all those who came in contact with her. In a statement yesterday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati quoted the President as saying he received with shock and sadness, news of the sudden and untimely death of Professor Dora Akunyili, former…
Former Minister of Information and Communication and erstwhile Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili, bowed to ovarian cancer early yesterday after 59 years on earth. While many gripped by the shocking news of her death are still struggling to come to terms with her demise, others have dug into the cause of Akunyili’s death. The former minister’s death has been blamed on misdiagnosis by some doctors in the United States. The doctors were said to have claimed she did not have cancer, rubbishing her Nigerian doctor’s diagnosis earlier…
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead a staff of the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr Baba Seriki-Sanu, who was on his way to Ilorin for a screening exercise. Seriki-Sanu, the Treasurer of the Kaiama Emirate Council was in a bus with other colleagues when they were attacked between Kaiama town and Gwaria, another village in the local council. While the deceased died on the spot, some other staff that also sustained cutlass cuts were said to have been taken to hospital. Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Kaiama, Mr Christopher Okun confirmed the incident, saying however that no arrest have…
At least 12 persons were feared dead, including four policemen, in a road mishap on Nasarawa-Eggon/Akwanga highway in Nasarawa State. Accoring to eyewitnesses, the accident which involved a bullion van with registration number GGE 256 AR, as well as a Police Hilux vehicle and Hiace Toyota bus with registration number NS 36A26, belonging to Nasarawa Express, occurred on Friday evening at Wagan village, a few metres before Nasarawa-Eggon. 10 others were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently receiving treatment at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Lafia, the state capital. The State Police Public Relations…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming August 9, 2014 poll in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has described the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero as a unifying factor in the Nigeria project. In a press statement signed by his director of media and strategy, Diran Odeyemi, Omisore said “Ado Bayero was a detribalised emir, who exhibited high level of patriotism and commitment to the ideals of the founding fathers of our nation.” “Apart from his reign in the Kano Emirate, which was characterised by monumental achievements coupled with his exemplary leadership style,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Friday, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for granting the Nigeria Police Force self-accounting status. According to him, the self-accounting status granted the police would increase professionalism, transparency and ensure prompt payment of salaries and emoluments of police personnel. The IGP, while stating this during a meeting with police finance officers, described the approval as a watershed coming after more than eight decades since the Nigeria Police Force was established as a single and centralised national police force in 1930. The IGP further stated that as a step towards building the necessary infrastructure for a…
A one-time presidential aspirant, Chief Harry Akande has urged the federal government to negotiate with the Boko Haram sect to secure the release the abducted schoolgirls. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Akande lamented the dreadful conditions the girls suddenly found themselves and the pathetic labyrinth their parents were plunged into. “This whole scenario is frightful, hazardous, barbaric and unconscionable,” he said. “As a parent, I find this shocking, sickening and damaging. The Federal Government should immediately negotiate with the Boko Haram insurgents and release these girls now,” Akande added. “The options open for their release are very limited; therefore negotiation…
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Saturday announced the death of one of its legislators and Chairman, House Committee on Public Petition, Alhaji Haliru ldris. A statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Speaker on Media Affairs, Alhaji AbdulRahman Sanni, indicated that the legislator died in the early hours of Saturday in llorin, the state capital, aged 48. According to the statement, late Idris, representing Kaiama Constituency, is survived by his aged father, Sen Haliru Idris, wives and children. It said the legislator had been buried in accordance with Islamic injunctions, at the Muslim Cemetery in Ilorin.
The World Bank has earmarked N94.5 billion for erosion control projects in Anambra State. The Bank Task Team leader, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project – NewMap, Dr. Amos Abu disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State at the Government House, Awka, Friday. He said the State had already paid its counterpart contribution of N500 million and approved four sites for the intervention. Abu said Anambra State was one of the seven states selected for the erosion control projects approved in September last year. He explained that the Bank was equally planning to intervene…
Melanie Griffith has filed for divorce from Antonio Banderas after 18 years. TMZ reports Griffith is citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Griffith is also seeking child support, spousal support and joint custody of their daughter, Stella, who is 17 years old. Griffith and Banderas married in 1996, after meeting and falling in love on the set of their 1995 film Too Much, while both were married to other people. The marriage was Griffith’s fourth (she was previously married twice to actor Don Johnson) and Banderas’ second, with sources telling TMZ the split was “amicable”. Banderas previously…
Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso says the new emir of Kano would be announced Sunday. The governor made this known after Kano kingmakers paid him a visit and reportedly submitted the names of three shortlisted candidates. The three kingmakers are Madakin Kano, Sarkin Bai, Sarkin Dawakin Mai’tuta, and Makaman Kano. Sources hinted that former CBN governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi made the final three, but we could not independently confirm this as at the time of filing this report. Details later.
The Sokoto State Government said on Saturday that it had approved N331.63 million for the sponsorship of 164 medical and engineering students to Sudan. This is contained in a statement signed by the Information Officer of the State Scholarship Board, Malam Isa Shuni, in Sokoto. It listed Khartoum College of Medical Sciences, Afhad University for Women, Nahda International College, International University of Africa and National University as the institutions where the students would be admitted. It said that the gesture was to offer training to selected students from the state in selective fields of medical sciences. According to the statement,…
Veteran Nollywood , Kayode Dosumu aka Pa Kasumu who was reported last year to be suffering from a heart related disease in a recent interview talks about his experience. Pa Kasumu who is fully back into acting while speaking on the present situation of his health he said: “My health is better now, glory be to God”. On the exact nature of the ailment he said: I cannot really say what the nature of the ailment was but the day I got to know was when I went to my family doctor’s hospital at Jibowu, Lagos. They tested me and…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has described the Federal Government’s Monetary policies as too injurious to job creation, stating that investors and employers of labour would be discouraged to set up businesses when interest rates are very high. The governor spoke yesterday at the Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) retreat in Port Harcourt. Oshiomhole, while contributing to a paper titled, “Overview of the state of Unemployment in Nigeria,” blamed high level of unemployment on faulty monetary policy and lack of electricity, adding, “It is like telling someone to live long and then giving him poison. “How can…