The Nigerian Bar Association has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as one of the speakers in its forthcoming conference. The announcement was made via the association’s Twitter handle, days after some lawyers protested against the inclusion of the Kaduna state Governor in NBA’s speakers’ list. Recall that a lawyer, Usani Odum spearheaded the online petition…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his wish of living above 100 years. The 83-year-old former Nigerian leader disclosed this in an event organized to mark the one year anniversary of the Agura of Gbagura, Oba Sabur Bakare, Jamolu II. Obasanjo advised the monarch to propagate unity among traditional rules in Yorubaland while speaking at the…
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have attacked Kukawa, a town in Borno State, and reportedly abducted over 100 persons. According to sources in the Civilian Joint Task Force, the insurgents drove into the town with over 20 trucks and announced their entry with sporadic gunshots, engaging the Nigerian troops stationed in the town for over 30 minutes. Thisday…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has asked the Kano state government to execute 22-year-old singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was found guilty of blasphemy few weeks ago. The council in a statement released by its secretary Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, berated those asking for the convict to be pardoned. It added that the case is purely an Islamic…
Some unknown gunmen have abducted the two sons ofBello Dankande, a former Zamfara commissioner alongside an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The incident which took place at Dankande’s residence in Gamji, Bakura local government area of the state on Tuesday August 18, left one person dead and a woman with injuries. Spokesperson of…
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has recounted how an armed monarch intervened when he was abducted as the governor of Anambra state. Giving an account of what transpired between him and his abductors in an interview with ThisDay, Ngige who was the Governor of Anambra state between 2003 and 2006 said; “The first thing that comes…
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Kano State, have applauded the death sentence handed to 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu over an alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The group in a statement released by its Chairman Muhammad Sani Garba Esq, said the judge was right in his verdict in which he convicted and sentenced the accused to…
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the escape of the prime suspect in connection with the serial ritual killings of over five persons in Akinyele, Moniya in Ibadan. Recall that the prime suspect, 19-year-old Sunday Shodipe, was paraded before newsmen on July 17. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, disclosed this…
A three-man panel of the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday August 15, affirmed the election of Senator Duoye Diri as Bayelsa State Governor. This ruling comes a month after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by a former aspirant of the Bayelsa governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
A pastor in Imo state has organized a special prayer session to pray for Donald Trump’s re-election as the president of the United States of America. A flier for the program was shared online as the church invited people to join in the prayer session. “International service of prayer for president Donald Trump and his…