Bandits have released Hauwa’u Adamu, the mother of renowned Hausa musician Dauda Adamu, popularly known as Rarara, who has regained freedom after 20 days in captivity. The news of her freedom was confirmed by Rarara, on his verified Instagram handle on Wednesday morning. ALSO READ [BREAKING] Bandits kidnap mother popular Hausa musician, Rarara While details of the 75-year-old mother’s release remain sketchy, unconfirmed reports said a multimillion naira was paid as ransom to her kidnappers. ASHENEWS recalls that the bandits kidnapped Hauwa’u Adamu, on June 28, 2024 at her home in Kahutu village, Danja local government area, Katsina. “The terrorists arrived on foot and…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
ASHENEWS reports that the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya and Karaye Emirates. A statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa made available to journalists on Wednesday, the new emirates are to serve as second class Emirs with Kano Emirate as first-class emirate. The newly appointed Emirs are: Muhammad Mahraz Karaye, as Emir of Karaye (who until his appointment was the District Head of Rogo); Muhammad Isa Umar, as Emir of Rano (who until his appointment, was the District Head of Bunkure); and Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir…
Nigerian Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other stalwarts of the party have arrived in Enugu for a meeting today. The dignitaries arrived in Enugu Tuesday evening, with Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki being the first to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Enugu, accompanied by some state government officials. Next to arrive were the chairman of the Forum, and Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohamed as well as Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri who arrived on the same flight. On hand to receive the visitors was the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Ossai who was accompanied…
ASHENEWS reports that the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), shared a total sum of N1,354.371 trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of June, 2024 from a gross total of N2,483.890 Trillion. A statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Muhammad Manga on Tuesday said, the amount was shared at its July 2024 meeting chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. From the stated amount inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), Exchange Difference (ED), and an Augmentation…
The World Bank has disbursed $751.88 million to Nigeria from a recently approved loan of $1.5 billion, Nairametrics reports. According to findings, the amount was disbursed under the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation (RESET), Development Policy Financing Program (DPF) project. This loan project is a part of the broader $2.25 billion approved by the World Bank for Nigeria on June 13, 2024, to boost reforms in the country. The $1.5 billion loan comprises two separate agreements between Nigeria and the World Bank: An International Development Association (IDA) credit of $750 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and…
The Federal Government has released the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admissions into JSS1 of the Federal Unity Colleges. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, said one candidate scored the highest mark of 203 in the examination. Sununu said that of the 71,291 candidates who registered for the exams, 66,931 candidates sat for the examination while 4,360 were absent. “Out of the maximum obtainable score of 210, one candidate obtained the highest score of 203, while 13 candidates obtained the lowest score…
ASHENEWS reports that former Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has been advised to remain calm and stop interfering with judicial decisions, particularly those that have been definitively ruled on by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. It will be recalled that Fayose was recently in the news following the Supreme Court’s declaration of Local Government autonomy, where he asserted that nobody can become a Local Government chairman without a governor’s input. “I am not a lawyer. I am a politician and by God’s grace today, I am an elder statesman. While I love and do not believe that any government…
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf on Tuesday, signed the State Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law, a move expected to preserve the cultural heritage of the state. The bill was passed by the State House of Assembly. He explained that the Rano Emirate consists of Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure Local Government Areas. Yusuf said, “Gaya Emirate consists of Gaya, Albasu and Ajingi Local Government Areas while Karaye Emirate consists of Karaye and Rogo Local Government Areas, respectively. “They shall have powers to advise the Emir of Kano on matters relating to maintenance of public order and boundary disputes within their areas…
The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (alias Igboho) has issued a fresh warning to all Fulani herdsmen suspected to be involved in several killings and abductions of residents in Oyo state. The notice was announced by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki in an audio message made available to SaharaReporters on Monday evening. Koiki revealed that Igboho has arranged for his men to storm some forests in the Oke-Ogun areas of Oyo State and flush out all Fulani herdsmen that are living there. Igboho mentioned that the herdsmen were allegedly involved in constant abductions and killings of Oke-Ogun residents. ALSO READ Tackling…
They “encouraged Muslims to recite the Qur’an a million times within 10 days and engage in countless Istighfar (seeking Allah’s forgiveness), emphasizing that prayer has been a time-tested solution to societal challenges from pre-colonial times to the present.”