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Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, has pleaded with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to suspend its strike action for the sake of the lives of their patients.  The NMA had issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the state government to dismiss the state’s Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital for allegedly assaulting a female doctor. They …

Former deputy governor of Delta state, Professor Amos Utuama is de@d.    The former deputy governor who hailed from Ughievwen in Ughelli South local government area of Delta state, was said to have passed on at the age of 77 in the early hours of Saturday, November 2, in Lagos following a protracted illness.   Political associates of the late …

Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano State, has promised to take all necessary steps to bring back minors believed to be from Kano who were recently arrested and arraigned in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protests.   The protests, which saw participation from various regions, led to the arrest of 72 individuals from Abuja, Kaduna, Gombe, Jos, Katsina, and Kano, including …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Edo State Accountant General, Mr. Julius .O. Anelu, and four other officials said to be signatories to the state government accounts.   According to Daily Trust, the five state government officials reportedly arrested on Thursday, October 31, 2024, were being held at the Benin office of the agency.   This …

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdulrahman Lekki, has passed away.   According to a statement released by the Office of the Lagos State Head of Service, Lekki d!ed in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, after a brief illness.   “With the total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, the Head of Service …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed why anti-graft agency, the EFCC has not been able to arrest the embattled past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.   In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, declared Bello, wanted for alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion. The anti-graft …

Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State has suspended the Vice Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Prof. Abu Kasim Adamu, with immediate effect.    The suspension follows reports of ongoing clashes between the Vice Chancellor and university staff, although specific reasons for the action were not disclosed.   It’s been alleged that Prof. Adamu’s suspension may be …

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Fidelis Mnyim, for his involvement in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).   The decision comes after Mnyim joined other states in contesting the legality of …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has noted that he’s not to about to marry a new wife following the death of his wife, Helen Eno.    Eno conveyed his daughter’s appointment as “First Lady” during a condolence visit by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and colleagues.  Against the speculation of an existing second wife, the governor had told his …

nigeri news The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on account of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Abuja Division of the Appeal court said Fubara has no basis to …