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Appeal Court debunks resignation of Presidential Election Tribunal member, Justice Ugo

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Appeal Court debunks resignation of Presidential Election Tribunal member, Justice Ugo The Court of Appeal has debunked the news making its rounds that a member of the five-member panel, Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo that is handling petitions seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, resigned. A report emanated on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, saying Justice resigned from the bench, citing demands from the executive branch that he believes would destroy the country’s democracy. In the report, Justice Ugo said that siding with the government on this matter…

GandDollar Gate: Beyond Ja’afar’s video, by Hassan Gimba

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This was first published on October 29, 2018. Considering the resuscitation of the issue by the new Kano State Government, I see the need to republish it. While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday Leadership. Journalists have a way of knowing themselves through various networks even if they had never met. Journalism is a profession like any other that builds one’s reputation in the eyes of the world.…

Circumstantial evidence says it’s murder, sir! (A factionalized – fact and fiction – account of murder in a hotel) By Festus Adedayo

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Media frenzy over the death of Tim Goke, a 37-year old man whose remains were found in a hotel, had been very huge and unsettling. As Police Detective and Head of its Legal Division, Muhammadu Kura sat on the swivel chair in his office at Kam Salem Police Headquarters this Wednesday afternoon, he reflected on his encounter with the Inspector General of Police about 40 hours back. The media had literally dragged the IG off his fanny to begin to take drastic actions. The social media had already given its…

Nigeria’s borrowing: ‘Trouble’ imminent, says Budget Office

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The Budget Office of the Federation has said Nigeria now has a “limited borrowing space” due to its poor debt-to-revenue ratio, stressing that “trouble” looms for the country if it exceeds its limits.   The office issued the warning as the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari wrote to the National Assembly seeking approval for a fresh $800m loan from the World Bank.   Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, while addressing members-elect of the 10th National Assembly at their week-long induction ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, pointed out that while…

My phone conversation with Dangiwa Umar over Tukur Mamu, by Hassan Gimba

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My column of last week with the title “Like Mamu, like Abdulsalami and the billion naira firefighter” drew the attention of Colonel Dangiwa Umar (retd). The respected senior citizen was more particular about the first part because I mentioned him.       In the piece, I pointed out that Tukur Mamu, publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and an aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a popular Islamic cleric, was arrested in September last year and taken to court on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing.       He…

Senate President salutes Senator David Mark @75

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated former Senate President, David Mark, as he marked his 75th birthday. Lawan thanked God that the former Senate President is marking the day in good health. He said David Mark as Senate President fully understood his roles and discharged them excellently. “I congratulate former Senate President David Mark on this joyous occasion of his 75th birthday. “I join his family, friends and political associates to celebrate the former Senate President who discharged his responsibilities in his numerous leadership positions with distinction.…

FCT Police deploys massively ahead of easter celebration. … as CP assures residents of a peaceful festivity

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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed human and material resources across the nooks and crannies of the FCT to ensure that residents enjoy the Easter celebration to its maximum. The deployment which consist of all Intelligence and tactical assets at the Command’s disposal cemented with inter-agency collaboration is born out of the need to curb crime and criminality in all its dynamics. The deployment is characterized by strengthened police-community relationship towards intelligence gathering, visibility policing at all places of worship and every point of social gathering, stop and…

Learn Nupe Language with ILLEC Application Form Out

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Application Form of Learn Nupe Language with ILLEC is now available. The Application form both Online and Classroom Study is free. (Registration is 10,000. C/9months – Online/5m) 8 The Nupe Language Courses in Minna and Online are ways to learn your mother tongue with ease either on your bedroom or at physical learning ground in Kowa Schools Minna. Our selection in the Teaching of Nupe Language Courses are excellent ideas as well as ensuring that each student has an enjoyable learning experience of Nupe Language. Our Nupe Language courses are…

Open letter to incoming Governor, by Hassan Gimba

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This general advice to every elected Governor, was first published on May 27, 2019. I feel the need to republish it now that we have concluded the gubernatorial elections in concerned states of the federation.   Your Excellency, this is unsolicited advice, of course. You got elected presumably for your ability to convince the electorate that you will serve them better than those you contested against. No doubt you promised to make the lives of the people better than they are at the moment; that at the end of your…

RESTRUCTURING: BUHARI WRITES HIS NAME IN GOLD By Law Mefor

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Restoration of Nigeria to federalism as agreed between Nigeria’s founding fathers (Zik, Awo, Ahmadu Bello, et al) and colonial Britain is what the deafening clamour for restructuring is all about. The 1999 Constitution is the worst in the nation’s annals for imposing a unitary system in a federal environment, with 68 items on the Federal List compared to a little over 30 flimsy and sundry items contained in the Concurrent List.   When the powers that confer economic autonomy to a federating unit are considered, virtually all of them are…