By Ramatu Garba Kano:  The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). It declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in theContinue Reading

  By Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos:  The International Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ) has condemned alleged police assault on journalists covering proceedings at the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The I-CSPJ made the condemnation in a statement by its Press Freedom Officer, Mr Melody Akinjiyan, in Lagos onContinue Reading

By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja: The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said it had reached an agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) for availability of ‘Jet A’ fuel for seamless transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, madeContinue Reading

      By Philip Yatai Abuja:  The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says it will begin arresting violators of Abuja Master Plan in addition to demolishing the structures. Its Director, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, stated this after a foiled attempted demolition of an abandoned three-storey buildingContinue Reading

  By Flowerbudnews Abuja:  The Managing Director of Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank, Miriam Olusanya will, from next week, be subjected to trial for blocking a customer’s account domicile in the bank’s Apata, Ibadan branch with an order purportedly obtained from a magistrates’ court in Kano State. Justice A.L. Akintola ofContinue Reading