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Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state, yesterday, strengthened the operations of the Zamfara State Transport Company as he unveiled 50 new 18-seater buses. Inaugurating the new buses, Governor Lawal said it marked a fulfillment of a promise and a legacy which demonstrated Zamfara State’s commitment to greatness and excellence. Governor Lawal reiterated that the event […]
Last week, in my column The Theatre of Presidential Pardon, I made a factual error. I had written that the case of Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband, was still pending before the Supreme Court. A close friend later called to inform me that the case had been decided in 2023, with the apex […]
Since assuming office, what principles have guided your leadership? My guiding principles are honesty, sincerity, and hard work. When His Excellency, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, appointed me as Managing Director, he gave me a great responsibility to revive an agency that had been inactive and under a ministry for over 40 years. He trusted me […]
Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday directed the prosecution to grant access to lawyers of Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer Michael Usifo Ataga, to certain exhibits tendered in the case. Some of the exhibits which the judge ordered […]
The Senate Committee on Army has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Saidu Paiko and several other soldiers who lost their lives during a military operation in Borno State. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, described the fallen officers as “heroes […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri chapter, has stressed that digitisation of land administration would serve as a catalyst to transparency, development and Sustainability of the ministry in Imo State. This is even as they described the project as a landmark initiative that will end years of racketeering and corruption in land matters. This was […]
Federal Commissioner of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Hon. Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has asked the Federal Government to respond more robustly to allegations of genocide against Nigeria. He therefore called for stronger diplomatic engagement with the United States Congress to counter what he described as “false and misleading narratives.” Speaking during a TVC programme, This Morning’s […]
A Magistrate Court in Kano has mandated the Kano State Hisbah Board to arrange the marriage of two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, within the next 60 days. This order was issued following their appearance in viral videos that the Kano State Films and Video Censorship Board classified as “indecent.” […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of federal government agencies to uphold the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and integrity in the performance of their duties, stressing that leadership in the public service is a sacred trust exercised on behalf of the Nigerian […]
A Shari’a Court in Danbare, Kano State, has summoned a man, Malam Shaddadu, for allegedly selling his son’s house without his approval. The complainant, Muhammad Shaddadu, testified in court that his father had once bought two tricycles for his half-brothers. He recounted a distressing incident where one of them was attacked and killed by criminals, […]
