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Atiku calls for constitutional reform that defines traditional institutions’ responsibilities
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called for constitutional reform to recognise and define the responsibilities of traditional institutions in the country. Atiku said traditional institutions must be protected from the arbitrariness of state governments, which threatens their stability. Kano’s Game of Thrones Atiku’s statement comes as tensions rise in Kano, where two rival royal figures compete for control of one of the country’s most important political fiefdoms. Dubbed a Nigerian “Game of Thrones” by AFP, the royal tussle underscores how traditional institutions are increasingly becoming tools of political power in
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Sokoto governor denies plot to depose Sultan
Sokoto State Government has denied allegations of a plot by the government to dethrone the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The government said the allegations by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) were just to create an unfriendly atmosphere and fear in the minds of the law-abiding and peaceful citizens of the state. MURIC on Monday in a statement by its executive director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, alleged that Governor Ahmad Aliyu plotted a move to depose the Sultan. Akintola also noted that feelers in circulation indicate that the governor may descend on the Sultan of Sokoto any moment from
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FG removes 1,618 civil servants with fake employment from IPPIS
The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has announced the deletion of 1,618 officers found to possess illegal and counterfeit employment letters from the Integration Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) over the past year. Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday during a media parley held as part of the activities marking the 2024 Civil Service Week. She highlighted that thorough physical verifications by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) had reduced the previously inflated civil service workforce from over 100,000 to a verified count
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LG councillor, village head arrested for transformer theft
Determined to checkmate arbitrary use of power in the state, Gombe State Police Command has arrested and paraded one Abdullahi Panda and the Councillor representing Kumo East in Akko Local Government Area (LGA) for alleged theft and sale of an electricity transformer belonging to the Majidadi community. The suspects were paraded at the command’s headquarters in Gombe on Monday evening after their arrest by the state’s Police Commissioner, Hayatu Usman, who said that the suspects were nabbed following a tip-off. Usman said that the transformer was sold to one Bello Ardo Kumo for the sum of N1.5 million, adding that
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Desertification: Art2Green Africa to plant 25 billion trees
As part of its ongoing effort to combat desertification and promote other Green empowerment initiatives in the continent, Africa Unites Culture and Conservation in collaboration with Art2Green Initiative has concluded plans to plant 25 billion mangrove trees. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Climate Finance Expert of the Art2Green Africa marketplace, Mr. Victor Wilkinson Agih, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the outfit is mobilising $250 billion on climate finance to achieve the goal. The environmentalist explained that the launch of the Art2Green Africa Initiative is leaving no stone unturned to tap into the incredible richness of
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Abiodun emerges Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, Soludo deputy
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, emerged as Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF). The SGF is the umbrella body of all the 17 governors in South-West, South-South and South-East geo-political zones of Nigeria. Abiodun was voted by 16 governors in attendance at the meeting held at the Presidential Lodge, Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta, the state capital, while Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was elected as deputy chairman of the Forum. He succeeded the late Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who until his demise last year
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Police reinstate protection for Sanusi, deploy more personnel to Bayero
New CP resumes, pledges adequate security The Kano State Police Command has finally deployed heavily armed security to the palace of reinstated Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, while all non-state actors loitering within the premises were chased away. Similarly, the command deployed more personnel to the Nassarawa palace occupied by Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. Outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, disclosed this to journalists in Kano yesterday, insisting that the protection of lives and property remains the paramount duty of the Nigeria Police Force. He said the deployment was to check security threats and maintain peace pending outcome of the
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Cholera: NCDC activates cholera multi-sectoral EOC
• Records 53 deaths, 1,528 suspected cases in 31 states • No school affected in Lagos yet, says commissioner • FG seeks assistance from GAVI Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated a National Cholera Multi-sectoral Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) to respond to the cholera outbreak in the country. About 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cases were recorded as of June 24, 2024, in 31 states and 101 local councils with a fatality rate of 3.5 per cent since the beginning of the year. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 29 deaths and suspected cases
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‘Why govs may stall new wage at state level’
• NLC, TUC to unveil enforcement strategies after negotiations • Kogi seeks removal from list of states not paying N30, 000 minimum wage • Labour must put pressure on governors, Adeyemi insists The inability of the Federal Government and Houses of Assembly as well as the reluctance of Labour to seek judicial redress against governors not implementing national minimum wage will frustrate the new wage floor. President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, hinted that NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) would unfold implementation strategies after negotiations. He stated this in Abuja, yesterday, while receiving a delegation from
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Delisted firms: Shareholders’ N130b trapped in SEC, finance ministry 5 years after
• Investors seek speedy resolution, payment of proceeds • Unresolved crises, poor regulation weighing on market confidence • We will address challenge in due course, SEC insists About N130 billion accruing to shareholders after the delisting of Dangote Flour, First Aluminium, and Coronation Insurance is still trapped in the coffers of the registrars, Ministry of Finance, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) years after the companies were delisted from the capital market . Registrars, who are accessible to the disgruntled shareholders, claimed the funds are in the custody of SEC and its supervisory ministry, who are yet to issue
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