Written by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, welcomed Senator Abdul Ningi back to the Senate on Tuesday, urging reconciliation and a forward focus after the Bauchi Central Senator resumed following a three-month suspension. Senator Ningi had been suspended in March due to allegations he made about the 2024 budget during a BBC Hausa interview, in which he claimed … Continue reading “Akpabio Issues Advice To Ningi Upon Resumption From Suspension”
A Federal High Court in Kano State has set aside all steps the Kano state government took to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law. WWW.ADNG.NG recalls that the Kano House of Assembly had repealed the law, after which Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf implemented it by dethroning Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano and … Continue reading “Federal High Court Rules On Law Used In Dethroning Ado Bayero, Others”
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the WWW.ADNG.NG roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 5th June 2024 1. Tinubu Directs Edun To Present New Minimum Wage Template, Issues Ultimatum President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to present a detailed cost analysis for the proposed wage adjustments within the … Continue reading “Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, 5th June, 2024”
The Kano State government, under the leadership of Governor Abba Yusuf, has instructed the Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado, from the Nasarawa Palace. The government said the palace is set to be demolished to allow for a reconstruction and renovation. The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna … Continue reading “Kano Govt Orders Removal Of Ado Bayero From Nasarawa Palace, To Demolish Building”
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Tuesday, paid for the apartment of the daughter of late Emir of Kano, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and her mother, a few hours before the deadline of the eviction notice they were served in Lagos. The spokesman to the Governor, Sanusi Bature, in the early hours … Continue reading “Kano Governor Rescues Bayero’s Daughter After Eviction Notice From Apartment”
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to reduce the powers of the Sultan of Sokoto for first and second reading. The bill, titled the Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill, if passed into law, seeks to, among other things, strip the sultan of powers to appoint the kingmakers and will also … Continue reading “Sokoto Govt Takes Action Against Sultan As State House Of Assembly Considers New Bill”
Written by The Sokoto State Government says contrary to speculations by some persons and groups, the current administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has no plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the state government, Abubakar Bawa, condemned campaigns “to smear … Continue reading “No Plan To Dethrone Sultan, Says Sokoto Govt”
Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region killed primarily police officers, officials said Monday, announcing a toll of 19 dead after violence that stoked fears over Islamist violence in the historically restive North Caucasus. The assaults launched on Sunday come just three months after Islamic State group fighters killed more than 140 … Continue reading “Gunmen Kill 19 In Russia’s Dagestan Region”
The Kano State Police Command has deployed more armed personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan local government areas of Kano. It was gathered that the hunters guarding the two palaces withdrew with the arrival of more policemen at both palaces. The outgoing Commissioner of Police in the … Continue reading “Police Deploy More Officers To Sanusi, Bayero Palaces, Guards Out”
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has shifted the delivery date for the $700m Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project (OB3), from March 2024 to August. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye revealed this in a statement over the weekend. According to the statement, the Minister for Petroleum Resources for States Resources (Gas), … Continue reading “NNPCL Shifts Delivery Date Of $700m Gas Pipeline To August”