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The standoff between Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is rising to a disturbing crescendo. The governor, yesterday, queried the traditional ruler and gave him 24 hours to respond to allegations of misappropriation. The latest action followed the June 5, 2019 restriction of Sanusi’s sallah activities to the palace. Ganduje’s restriction order brought to a sudden halt the 105-year-old Hauwa Nassarawa, the emir’s annual line of activities that include traditional homage to Government House, royal sight-seeing around Kano metropolis and other important places before returning to his palace. Sources close to both parties said that…

Walter Duru, Ph.D On Monday, June 3, 2019, former chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Uche Onyeagucha was sworn in as Secretary to the Government of Imo State by the Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha. Governor Ihedioha’s choice of Onyeagucha has, as expected, generated reactions, with different stakeholders canvassing different opinions. But, why should Hon. Onyeagucha that joined the Ihedioha camp just before the elections land the post of SGI? Apart from the fact that Onyeagucha proved his mettle, by ensuring that the attempt to allegedly smuggle in fake results during…

Nigeria, the United States and the Island of Jersey are to share about $268 million, which was plundered from the treasury by former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. Reports yesterday by the BBC and JERSEY EVENING POST said the cash was seized from a Jersey bank account. It is, however, different from previous seizures from the late head of state. According to reports, about $268 million was paid into the Island’s Civil Asset Recovery Fund from assets channelled to Jersey from Nigeria after being laundered through the USA. The money was laundered from the United States and paid…

• Alleges emir, others misappropriated N3.4b • Group cautions against removing monarch The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from his throne over an alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion. According to the commission, the crime was committed between 2014 and 2017. The recommendation was contained in a preliminary report of investigation conducted by the commission and signed by its chairman, Mr. Muhuyi Magaji. A copy of the report was made available to newsmen in Kano yesterday. The investigation was in respect of a petition of financial…

British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua recently suffered one of the most unexpected defeats in boxing history and he is keen on redeeming himself. Last Saturday in an unexpected turn of events, Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked the Heavyweight Champion down a total of four times forcing the referee to stop the bout in the seventh round. After the fight, Joshua made it clear that he intended to exercise his right to an immediate rematch and on Tuesday, his camp made it official. After meeting with Joshua and his trainer/adviser Robert McCracken, his promoter, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, took to social media where…

Inter Milan have appointed former Juventus and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, the club announced Friday. Conte replaces Luciano Spalletti, who was sacked earlier this week after two seasons with the club. The Nerazzurri finished fourth in the Serie A standings on the final day of the season thanks to a 2-1 win over Empoli, qualifying for the Champions League. Conte is also reunited with highly regarded former Juventus chief executive Beppe Marotta. The pair worked closely together to lead Juventus to three consecutive league titles between 2011 and 2014 before Conte left to manage Italy and then Chelsea, where he…

Over 1.2 million children have been vaccinated against measles in Borno State, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has revelead. A publication of the United Nations’ Organisation (UN) showed that WHO, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Gavi – the vaccine alliance, completed a campaign that successfully vaccinated more than 1.2 million children between the ages of six and 71 months with life-saving vaccine against measles. The report recalled that Nigeria has been experiencing outbreak of measles since the beginning of the year, affecting all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In total, 28,796 suspected cases have been recorded…

World number one Naomi Osaka begins her French Open campaign on Tuesday looking to take another step closer to a third successive Grand Slam title. Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro also features in his first major since finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic at the 2018 US Open while Simona Halep starts her title defence admitting “the pressure is off”. AFP Sport looks at three matches to watch on Tuesday: Naomi Osaka (JPN x1) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) Head-to-head: First meeting — World number one and top seed Osaka begins her bid for a third successive major…

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a “heartbeat bill” Thursday that will make abortion illegal in the state after a fetal heartbeat is detected. “I am very pro-life, always have been,” Bryant, a Republican, said after signing the legislation. “I think obviously we’ll have some legal challenges on it. We have legal challenges with every pro-life bill that we have ever passed. We anticipate that. We hope that it will get to the Supreme Court and they will uphold it.” Women in Mississippi will no longer be able to have an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy once the law takes effect July 1. Pro-choice…

By Akinwale Akinyoade Although there are many disadvantages to using a text message as a way to communicate instead of a phone call, text messages also have their own advantages over a phone call. Find below five times you can send a text message instead of calling. When you are finding it hard to be clear When you find it hard to express your train of thoughts in speech, a text message can come in handy because it allows you to plan out and revise what you want to say before sending. When you are in transit A text message…