Author: Aminu Imam

Muslim-Muslim ticket: “Tinubu has proven our fears wrong” – Northern CAN

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Northern CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has said that President Bola Tinubu’s inclusive governance irrespective of ethno-religious differences has overshadowed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the Presidency. Northern CAN Chairman, Reverend Yakubu Pam, who stated this  to newsmen in an interview shortly after the meeting of its National Executive Committee in Kaduna, said that it would be good to have a Christian as the Number-2 citizen at the Presidency, for balancing between the two major religions in the country. He…

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Kwankwaso, Adeleke reportedly set to rejoin APC

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Kwankwaso, Adeleke 2 rejoin APC

…As Tinubu restructures NWC President Bola Tinubu may have commenced restructuring of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) to pave the way for former Kano State governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, to rejoin the party. According to sources within the APC, Tinubu’s appointment of the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, as board chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), is the first step towards the president’s “sanitation” of the APC National Working Committee (NWC). Most members of the APC NWC are expected to leave alongside…

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‘Terrorists planning to attack public gatherings in Kano’, says Police 

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Kano terrorism alert

The Kano State Police Command has alerted residents to intelligence reports of a suspected plan by terrorists to target public gatherings in strategic locations across the State. A statement issued by the Police Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, asked residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas until further notice, in order to enable security agencies identify and neutralise potential threats. The statement read in part: “Kano State Police Command, in liaison with other security agencies, has received intelligence reports of suspected terrorists planning to launch attacks on public gatherings in strategic…

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‘There’re over 10m out-of-school children in Nigeria’ – UNICEF

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UNICEF on out of school children

The United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF), has said Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2021) showed that there are currently about 10.2 million primary school children who are out of school in Nigeria. The Chief, UNICEF Field Office, Kano State, Rahama Farah, who stated this yesterday in Kano during a briefing to mark the 2025 edition of the ‘International Day of Education’, said: “There are currently about 10.2 million children at the primary level who are out-of-school in Nigeria; 16% of them are from Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states. Close to one…

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Oshiomhole reveals those behind Nigeria’s illegal mining; proffers solution

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Oshiomhole reveals

Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has pointed accusing fingers at retired Army Generals as being responsible for illegal mining in the country. The former Edo State governor made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 Budget report before the Senate Committee on Appropriations. According to Oshiomhole, Nigeria’s efforts to diversify its economy would remain a mirage if the issue of illegal mining is not properly addressed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.  He said, “The…

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Telecoms: “Reverse 50% tariff hike or face nationwide protests” – NANS warns FG 

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NANS warns FG

The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has condemned the recently approved 50% increment in telecommunications tariffs by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and the Ministry of Communications, Digital Economy, describing it as not only abnormal but  inconsiderate and unjustifiable. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by the Clerk of its Senate, National Headquarters, Comrade Oladimeji Uthman, warned the NCC and the Ministry of Communications, Digital Economy to review the increment within 72 hours or risk a nationwide protest by over 40 million Nigerian students already going through untold hardships…

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Court declares Lakurawa sect as terrorist group

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Lakurawa sect

A Federal High Court in Abuja has officially proscribed the Lakurawa sect, declaring it a terrorist organisation, and extending the ban to similar groups across Nigeria, with a specific focus on the North-West and North-Central regions. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, in his ruling on the ex-parte originating summons submitted by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), on Thursday in Abuja. In the ex-parte application, the AGF sought four Orders, all of which were granted by the court. The Motion, dated January…

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Tariff Hike: “Govt. backing telcos for revenue, neglects Nigerians” – NLC

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NLC to FG

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has said the Federal Government is prioritising revenue generation over the welfare of citizens by supporting the recent 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. The tariff hike, announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday, will see MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile charge more for calls and messages. The move, the first in 11 years justified by the need for telcos to cover inflation and the high cost of operations of over 300 per cent, has sparked outrage among citizens, with the NLC particularly calling…

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Edwin Clark urges INEC to fill 27 vacant Rivers Assembly seats

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Edwin Clark urges

Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has written to Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding the immediate conduct of by-elections to fill 27 vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA).  Clark argued that the vacancies, caused by the defection of lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), violate Section 109(1)(g) of Nigeria’s Constitution, which mandates the filling of vacant seats. The elder statesman emphasized that the prolonged absence of representation denies the people of Rivers State their rightful…

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Tinubu appoints top technocrat, Barr. Hamisu Abubakar as NIMASA Chairman

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Hamisu Mairago NIMASA Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a top technocrat and seasoned administrator, Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, as the new chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA). According to an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday, the appointment of the Kaduna State-born legal, administrative and financial expert, politician, was part of the appointments of chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary to the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services, The new NIMASA chairman, Abubakar, who parades an…

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