Diri’s diagnosis, Siasia’s salvation
Bayelsans are used to absurdities when it comes to administration. There is always something new out of the state. Governor Duoye Diri was sworn in away from the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenogoa.
El-Rufai explains appointments offered Sanusi
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has explained the rationale behind the appointments offered the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by his administration.
Breaking: Trump declares national emergency over COVID-19
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national health emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus that has killed no fewer than 41 people and infected 1,875 others in the country.
147 coronavirus cases, 4 death in 15 countries in Africa
The World Health Organisation, WHO, Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 147 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19, in Africa in 15 countries and there have been four COVID-19-related deaths. The UN Health agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. It said that the agency had on Wednesday […]
Sanusi, yet to arrive Lagos- Govt Source
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, who was also banished from the state, was yet to arrive Lagos, Friday, night, a Lagos State Government official, who preferred anonymity said.
15 countries in Africa report coronavirus cases –WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said on Friday there are now 147 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and four deaths in 15 countries on the continent. The UN Health agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. The WHO had on Wednesday declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. […]
UPDATED: Deposed Emir of Kano heading to Lagos – El-Rufai
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has left Awe, Nasarawa State, his abode after he left Kano on Monday. Sanusi left Awe at about 4:27 p.m., in the company of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, after observing the Friday congregational prayers. Mallam El-Rufai was reported to have said he was taking him […]
el-Rufai explains appointments offered Sanusi
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has explained the rationale behind the appointments offered the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by his administration. Recall that Kaduna State Government had appointed Sanusi as the Vice Chairman of the state’s Investment Board as well as Chancellor of the state university, barely 72 hours after his […]
ASUU charges FG to declare emergency on education
Bashir Bello – Kano The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano zone, on Friday urged the Federal Government to declare a five-year state of emergency in the education sector. The union also implored the government to allocate 26 percent of the federal and state governments’ budget to education to address the challenges bedevilling the […]
CAF postpones AFCON 2021 qualifiers over Coronavirus
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday postponed this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. Rounds three and four of the pool qualifiers were due to be played during the international window from March 25 to 31. But the continental soccer governing body emergency committee has […]
Ekiti varsity retains dethroned Emir Lamido Sanusi as Chancellor
Ekiti State Government has said it will still retain the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, as the Chancellor of the state-owned Ekiti State University, EKSU. The state government’s position was made known by the authorities of EKSU in Ado Ekiti, via a letter it addressed to the former emir. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi […]
