Nassarawa
10 Oct
A Kano State High Court on Thursday, again restrained the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants in the matter are the Kano State Government, the Attorney-General of Kano and the Kano Emirate Council. The applicants, through their counsel Rilwanu Umar SAN, filed a motion exparte dated…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has received the 71 teenagers who were arrested and charged with treasonable felony for taking part in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano. Governor Yusuf, alongside his legal team led by human rights activist Chief Femi Falana, received the minors on Tuesday in Abuja after they were discharged and acquitted…
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Menstrual hygiene is a silent but crucial battle that female students are fighting at the University of Port Harcourt, a citadel of learning, in addition to their academic endeavours. Since sanitary pads are becoming more and more expensive during the recession, many young women are being forced to make tough decisions. Checks show the small…
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A Nigerian firm, Shyft Power Solutions, and UK-based SteamaCo have announced a merger to accelerate Africa's energy sector transformation. The merger, supported by new funding led by Equator VC, aims to enhance the continent's grid-connected market and expand customer reach. Shyft Power Solutions, known for its innovative digital energy solutions in Nigeria, and SteamaCo, with…
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The released 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults), who were earlier arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force and discharged by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, have arrived at the Presidential Villa. Justice Obiora Egwatu had struck out the case against the protesters as requested by the Office of the Attorney General of the…
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The Zamfara State government has accused the former governor of the state and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of sending 93 students to Cyprus International University without adequate financial support and documentation. The state government lamented that the tuition fees, accommodation, and feeding allowances of the students sent to the international university…
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The Nigerian national grid on Tuesday experienced another collapse, throwing the country again into yet another round of darkness. The Guardian reports that the latest incident, according to The Energy Time Podcast, occurred at exactly 2:09 pm.
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday to offer condolences following the recent flooding that devastated parts of Borno State. Buhari was welcomed at the Maiduguri Airport by Governor Babagana Zulum and Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South. In a statement shared on X, Buhari’s Media Aide, Garba Shehu, stated,…
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The Federal Government, through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), has pledged to reverse over $1 billion yearly loss to imported vehicle components. NADDC Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, stated this on Monday during the Midas NFX Software Automotive Design Skills Boot Camp held in Abuja. Osanipin, who decried the fact that the country spends…
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US tech giant Meta illegally harvested sensitive data including on sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and shared it with advertisers, Seoul's data watchdog said Tuesday. The firm, which also owns Instagram, violated South Korean laws prohibiting the use of information on political opinions, religious beliefs and people's sex life unless…
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A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a Swedish-Danish right-wing activist to four months in jail for inciting ethnic hatred at two 2022 protests that included the burning of Korans. Rasmus Paludan provoked rioting in Sweden in 2022 when he went on a tour of the country and publicly burned copies of the Koran. In August,…