Author: Aminu Imam

Ganduje explains absence during Tinubu’s Kano visit

Aminu Imam
Ganduje explains

The immediate-past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has given reasons why he was unavoidably absent during President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Kano on Friday, saying it was due to a pre-scheduled personal engagement in London. The personal engagement commenced five days after Ganduje’s resignation from the party’s leadership. A former Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Muhammad Garba, whi made the clarification in a statement yesterday, said contrary to media speculations suggesting that Ganduje was either unwell or deliberately excluded…

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Police move against Obi supporters, ban birthday rally in Kaduna

Aminu Imam
Kaduna Police move

The Kaduna State Police Command has warned supporters of the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi, against going ahead with a planned political rally in honour of his birthday, citing security concerns and a prevailing ban on political gatherings in the state. In a statement issued yesterday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the police said they had received credible intelligence suggesting that criminal elements were plotting to infiltrate and hijack the rally to cause chaos and breach the peace. The Police said…

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Kaduna Courts to close for settlement week

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Kaduna Courts to close

Kaduna State High Court will close from next week for a week-long event focused on the free settlement of disputes among contending parties. This initiative, themed: ‘Justice for All: Peace That Lasts’, aims to provide quick and stress-free access to justice for all parties involved. The Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, Kaduna High Court, Dorcas Levy, disclosed that the state Chief Judge, Justice M.T. Aliyu, is expected to declare the event open on July 28, 2025, at the High Court premises. The Chief Judge has directed the closure…

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‘Nigeria risks disintegration without urgent full scale restructuring’ – Anyaoku

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Anyaoku on restructuring

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and Chairman of the Eminent Patriots of Nigeria, a group of elder statesmen seeking a review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Emeka Anyaoku, has called on Nigeria to adopt a full-scale restructuring of the country now or risk disintegration in future. He also called for adoption of State Police, saying over 614,937 persons have lost their lives due to insecurity in the last two years Presenting a communiqué after a three-day seminar organised by the Patriots, Anyaoku said, ”the Patriots are very…

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“Don’t chase two rabbits,” Shehu Sani warns Obi against dumping LP

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Shehu Sani warns Obi

Former Kaduna-Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi to stay put in the Labour Party (LP), warning him not to abandon the platform that shot him to national prominence. Sani gave the advice yesterday, in a birthday message to Obi, who turned 63. “Happy Birthday to Mr. Peter Obi. My advice, hold thy Labour, it’s the Devil you know. Don’t chase two rabbits at the same time”, he wrote in a post shared via X (formerly Twitter). His comment comes amid intense speculation over Obi’s next…

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“Buhari meant well, but was politically ill-equipped” – Ango Abdullahi

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Ango Abdullahi on PMB

…Says North lacks credible leaders today Former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University and Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF),  Professor Ango Abdullahi, has raised serious concerns about the future of northern Nigeria, warning that the region currently lacks credible leadership following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent figures. Speaking in a published interview, Abdullahi described Buhari as a “political accident”, whose military and civilian administrations both suffered due to his failure to surround himself with competent and honest advisors. He argued that despite Buhari’s personal…

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Tinubu appoints IBB’s son, Moh’d, others as Heads of Govt. agencies

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Tinubu appoints

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, (IBB). as Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture, alongside eight other new Heads of federal government agencies. The disclosure was contained in a statement released by the State House press yesterday. Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He also completed Harvard Business School’s Executive Programme on Corporate Governance in 2002, further strengthening his qualifications for the…

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“Naira has strengthened, economy leaping out of crisis” — Rewane 

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Rewane

Renowned economist and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives, Bismark Rewane, says Nigeria’s currency has stabilized. Rewane, who spoke during an interview on a television programme on Thursday, said the strength of the naira in the last months is due the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s monetary framework and transparency in the country’s foreign exchange market. Rewane noted that everyone seems to agree that the Nigeria’s economy is leaping its way out of crisis. “The currency is strengthened because of the discipline in the monetary policy framework and explicit inflation…

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Buhari’s Death: “We’re not orphans, Tinubu’s our leader” – Barau

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Barau Jibrin

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has dismissed suggestions that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly those loyal to the Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari, now feel politically orphaned. He spoke to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service shortly after the Federal Executive Council Special Session led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, described the notion as not true because the ruling party now has a great leader in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking after the FEC event, he said: “That’s not true.…

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Controversy trails Tinubu’s renaming of UniMaid after Buhari

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UniMaid renaming

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri as “Muhammadu Buhari University” has sparked sharp criticism from scholars and commentators, who argue that the move lacks intellectual merit, cultural relevance, and historical fairness. In a strongly worded critique, political analyst and academic, Dr. Umar Arɗo, questioned the rationale behind honouring the late former President Muhammadu Buhari- described as a soldier and politician with minimal ties to academia – by naming a university after him. “Buhari was neither an educationist nor an intellectual”, Arɗo wrote, insisting that such institutions…

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