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Justice SA Amobeda of a Federal High Court in Kano has stopped Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State from further demolishing structures. Saminu Muhammad, a Kano citizen, instituted the motion ex-parte through his lawyer. The court, following the motion, restrained the state government and its agents from further demolition of some buildings along BUK Road. Amobeda specifically ordered the government to halt plans for demolishing the applicant’s property, located on No. 41 and 43… Read the full article here
The council chairman of the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr Emmanuel Ajah, has confirmed the arrest of eight kidnappers who killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Emmanuel Igwe, along Ishiagu-Mpu road last Sunday. Recall that the suspected kidnappers abducted the wife of the victim and slaughtered the father of Ohanaeze youth leader, Ajah Okeafor, who was harvesting yams on his farmland. Ajah, who spoke to newsmen in Abakaliki, the state… Read the full article here
Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Edochie has warned Judy Austin, Yul Edochie’s second wife to stop claiming and deceiving people that Pete is her father-in-law. Rita, who is an aunt to Yul Edochie, made this known in a post on her Instagram page on Sunday. According to her, Pete Edochie did not approve of the marriage. “Drama Devil, Pete Edochie is not your father-in-law, so stop claiming and deceiving people because he did not approve of it. “Have you taken the time to find out what… Read the full article here
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’s entourage is set to hold talks with Liverpool, along with two other Premier League clubs, Manchester United and Chelsea, regarding a summer transfer. This was disclosed by transfer expert Sacha Tavoloieri in a tweet at the weekend. “The Victor file Osimhen will move on the market! ManUnited, Chelsea FC and Liverpool have meetings planned with the entourage of the top scorer of SerieA,” Tavoloieri tweeted. “Next week should define the intentions of… Read the full article here
The death toll of a Russian air attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday rose to five, the city’s mayor said the following day, after two more people were found under the rubble. “Rescuers found the bodies of two more victims under the rubble in (Kyiv’s) Solomyan district,” mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. “In total, five people died in the house hit by fragments of a Russian rocket.” … Read the full article here
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has revealed that suya is his favourite food while appearing as a guest on the Flagrant Podcast. Adesanya responded to a question about jealousy as a Nigerian based on the recent growth of Ghana. The UFC champion, who recently dropped his Style Bender documentary film, debunked jealous claims and then talked about the superiority of Nigerian jollof rice. “We ain’t jealous; also jollof rice came from Nigeria,” Adesanya… Read the full article here
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Receive free ESG investing updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest ESG investing news every morning. BNY Mellon’s investment management arm is turning to funds that donate part of their revenue to diversity charities, even as US financial groups come under attack from “anti-woke” politicians.The custody bank’s Dreyfus government cash management fund recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a share class to allow… Read the full article here
Some residents of Trademore Estate in Abuja have shared their experiences and thoughts on the flood that ravaged the estate in the early hours of Friday following a downpour across the Nigerian capital. A large part of the estate, located in the Lugbe axis of the capital city, along the airport road, was flooded after the downpour which lasted hours. During a visit to the estate on Saturday morning, PREMIUM TIMES observed that several houses, vehicles, shops and other properties… Read the full article here
Former Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has accused his successor, Hyacinth Alia, of launching a media attack against him. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Terver Akase, the former governor alleged that Alia has, since his assumption of office, subjected him to “all forms of persecution”. According to Ortom, If the governor is not accusing him of “looting the state’s treasury and assets, he is blaming him for providing employment to Benue youths”. This comes… Read the full article here
