BREAKING: Dusk To Dawn Curfew Declared In Kano Over Tribunal Judgment

A 24-hour curfew has been declared in Kano State following the judgment of the election petitions tribunal sacking the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, in a statement he personally signed, said a combined team of security operatives have been dispatched across the city to enforce the curfew.

Atiku, Fintiri Arrive Abuja For PDP Stakeholders’ Meeting

The Presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, and a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has just arrived the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja with other prominent members of the party for party’s stakeholders meeting.

Lai Mohammed Appointed SA In New Appointment

Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, has been appointed as the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. Mohammed is expected to assist the Secretary-General to elevating Africa through his “Agenda for Africa Programme” to a significant region for the global tourist sector.

Just In: Kano Tribunal sacks Gov Yusuf, declares APC winner

In a significant development, the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has invalidated the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the March 18 election.

President Tinubu Drops Maryam Shetty, Picks Keyamo, Mahmud As Ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo as minister. The president also withdrew the ministerial nomination of Maryam Shetty from Kano and replaced her with Dr Mariya Mahmud. Tinubu announced this is a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Friday.

NDDC Calls For Support, Says Degradation, Human Development Gap Enormous

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Managing Director/CEO, Samuel Ogbuku has called on development partners and donor agencies to support the Commission to bridge the region degradation and human development gaps. This was revealed during a One-Day Policy Dialogue with associates in Abuja on Thursday.