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Kano Governor cuts Sanusi’s influence, splits Kano emirate into five

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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, yesterday signed into law a newly passed bill on the appointment and deposition of emirs. Essentially, the law created four new traditional institutions and emirate councils each with a substantive first class title of emir. They are Gaya, Karaye, Rano and Bichi. The emirate council is further expanded with new districts and domains under which the five independent traditional institutions will operate. By the new arrangement, the Kano emirate will now cover 10 local government areas, Rano emirate (10 local government areas), Gaya emirate (eight…

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Barcelona Defence Looked Like Schoolboys against Liverpool -Suarez

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For Liverpool’s winning goal in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday night, Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez, said his side “looked like schoolboys”. The Reds won 4-0 at Anfield, with Divock Origi scoring the winner from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s quick corner, to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit. “We have to be ready for all the criticism that is going to rain down on us now,” Suarez said. “We are very sad, we are in a lot of pain.” Barca had looked in control after winning 3-0 at the Nou Camp.…

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Man arrested for biting off neighbour’s finger

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A 36-year-old man, Adesina Badmus, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly cutting off the fingers of a neighbour with his teeth. Badmus is facing one count of assault. When the matter was called in court on Wednesday, the police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, alleged that the defendant committed the offence on April 29 around 10.15pm off Agric Road, Ado-Ekiti. According to the prosecutor, the defendant had an argument with one Ajanaku Adelegan, and assaulted him by biting off the victim’s finger. He said, “The offence…

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PFA to Protest Racist Tweets against Iheanacho

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A dossier by the Professional Footballers’ Association is going to be presented to social media bosses over racist abuse towards Kelechi Iheanacho that was allowed to stay on Twitter for more than 12 hours this month. Leicester striker Iheanacho was subjected to vile abuse following his late miss against his former club Manchester City, whose 1-0 win left them in pole position for the Premier League title. Several racist messages were posted between 9.45pm and 10pm and they remained online on Tuesday night, with Twitter having not removed them. One…

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Okorocha laments: The evil I feared in PDP has befallen me 10 times in APC

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Rochas Okorocha, the outgoing Governor of Imo State, on Tuesday lamented that he had been afflicted with more evils in the ruling All Progressives Congress than he would have suffered if he had been a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. He regretted that the APC had inflicted what he called the greatest devilish political machinations against his person 10 times more than what he would have been inflicted with if he were to be a member of the PDP. The embattled governor who spoke in Abuja however said he…

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Protests as Tinubu-Ojo installs Iyaloja, Babaloja in Computer Village

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Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the President-General, Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria, on Thursday installed Mr. Adeniyi Olasoji and Mrs. Abisola Azeez as Babaloja and Iyaloja of the popular Computer Village. Tinubu-Ojo installed the market leaders at an elaborate ceremony in Ikeja. Recall that some traders had staged protests at the market on Tuesday, kicking against the planned installation of the market leaders. They had claimed that Computer Village is an international market and that the titles of Babaloja and Iyaloja were only suited for markets where commodities…

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Police Receive List Of Animals To Sacrifice For Detaining Chief Priest In Edo

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The arrest and detention of a Chief priest in Edo, The Chief Priest of Okhuaihe shrine, Osarodion Usuanlele, the Ohen N’ Ukoni Neyedo, at the Edo Police headquarters in Benin City, has caused mayhem in the ancient city. With the priest’s detention, an age-long tradition which says the Ohen N’ UKoni does not enter Benin, the abode of the Oba, had been desecrated. Consequently, three dogs were slaughtered as sacrifices were carried out near the police headquarters before the chief priest was released. Additionally, a list of other items has…

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Ned Nwoko Donates N100 Million For South East-Abuja Road Construction

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Former member of Federal House of Representative, Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko has displayed uncommon act of patriotism as he undertakes to deploy his personal funds (100 MILLION NAIRA) to rehabilitate failed portions of the road linking South East and Abuja through Onicha Ugbo/Idumuje Ugboko and Ewohinmi in Edo State. Ned Nwoko said the agony faced by travellers from the eastern Nigeria to the northern part of the country, moved him to repair the road to alleviate the sufferings of those plying the road. The road has become a vital short…

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Pinnick, four others charged with $8,400, N4bn fraud

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Mr Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, alongside four other officers of the federation have been charged by the Federal Government with an alleged misappropriation of $8,400 said to have been paid by FIFA to the NFF. It was alleged that the money was paid by FIFA to the NFF as Nigeria’s appearance fees in the group state of the Brazil 2014 World Cup. The five defendants were also accused of “moving dishonestly and intentionally the sum of about N4bn” belonging to the NFF without the consent…

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Lady allegedly tortured in Lekki by soldiers on Romanian’s orders

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Investigation has commenced into the alleged torture of a woman, identified only as Ogheneruno, by soldiers in the Lekki area of the state. The Lagos State police spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said detectives were on the trail of the suspects, adding that they would face the full wrath of the law. It was gathered that a Romanian, George Soare, who lived with his family at 6, Falilat Shomade Street, Lekki, hired three soldiers to beat up the victim. The soldiers, who stormed the house in a vehicle, allegedly dragged out Ogheneruno…

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