Kaduna Assemby
11 Jun 2024
The National Industrial Court has nullified the dethronement of the monarch of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere council of Kaduna, Chief Jonathan Pharaguwa Zamuna. The court also ordered the Kaduna State Government to pay damages of N10 million to Zamuna within 30 days of the judgement. Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai dethroned Zamuna on 22…
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Nasarawa Local Government Area (LGA) chairman in Kano State, Yusuf Imam, has appointed 60 political aides to serve in various capacities in the council. Imam, popularly called 'Ogan Boye,' elected in November 2024, said the appointment of the new aides is strategically intended to promote development and strengthen good governance in the council area.…
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A new twist has been added to the lingering controversy in the Ohanaeze Ndigbo as an Enugu High Court on Tuesday restrained some chieftains of the organisation from interfering with or obstructing the January 10 national election of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. The court had issued an interlocutory injunction restraining a self-acclaimed factional chairman…
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By The World Health Organization (WHO) has clarified that the rising circulation of respiratory viruses, particularly human metapneumovirus, in China aligns with typical winter patterns, with no emergency declarations amid growing attention to the matter. The UN body said that the common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has been spreading in some countries…
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Lagos State government has revealed that 528 organisations, including religious centres, were shut in 2024 for noise pollution in the state. The General Manager of the Lagos Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr Babatunde Ajayi, revealed this on Tuesday during a briefing on the activities of his agency in 2024 and the plans for 2025. …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have charged former Governor Nasir El Rufai’s ex-chief of Staff, Muhammad Bashir Saidu, to the Federal High Court in Kaduna for allegedly looting the government treasury.Saidu, who was also a one-time Commissioner of Finance in Kaduna State under the El Rufai administration, was charged along…
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One of the opposition parties in the country, the Labour Party (LP) Ebonyi, on Tuesday, encouraged Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State to invest more in agriculture and the building of industries, noting that if properly utilized, these sectors could tackle the economic hardship facing the state. The Secretary of the Ebonyi State chapter of…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, revealed that it received 573,519 applications for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise, barely a week after the portal was opened. This development follows the recent announcement by the Minister of Finance, Mr Olawale Edun, that the recruitment of 3,927 officers had been approved for the NCS. In an update,…
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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has urged stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to shun politics, unite, and support the Commission in developing the Niger Delta communities. The NDDC Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Boma Iyaye, made the appeal when he spoke at a stakeholders' Interactive Forum on the Borokiri-Okrika Bridge Project in…
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The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has kicked against the moves by the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) to collect all revenues on behalf of the six Area Councils of the FCT in 2025. The group, in a statement, maintained that the move to collect taxes on behalf of the Area Councils…
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Nigerians are still lamenting the high cost of food commodities 180 days after the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, promised a crash in prices. Kyari made the promise in a post he shared on X on July 10, 2024, where he unveiled measures that would bring down food prices in the…