The Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday, ruled that female Muslim students in Lagos government-owned schools are free to use hijab. The apex court dismissed appeal by the Lagos state government upheld the Court of Appeal judgement that the ban on use of Hijab by students in Lagos, was discriminatory against Muslim students in the state. The judgement was a majority one of five against two on the panel of seven Justices, including Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Justice John Inyang Okoro, Justice Uwani Aji, Justice Mohammed Garba, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, and Justice Emmanuel Agim. The court…
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By Fadlillah Abdallah The All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Organization in Delta state, has warned the state governor and the the People Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa not to use state funds to finance the campaign of Atiku Abubakar and other political activities. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Delta APC Gubernatorial Campaign Organization, Ima Niboro on Friday. According to the statement, the call became necessary in the light of alleged credible intelligence at its disposal that the 2023 General Election is a PDP conduit pipe to loot…
The UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Mr Assange has 14 days to appeal the decision, the Home Office said. It said the courts found that extradition would not be “incompatible with his human rights” and that while in the US “he will be treated appropriately”. Mr Assange is wanted by the American authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and 2011. He has been in prison since he was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2019 and arrested by British police, after Ecuador withdrew his asylum status. The Australian is…
Employees of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) will not get their salaries until they obtain the Permanent Voter Card (PVC). This came on the heel of an earlier directive by IPMAN’s National President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, asking its employees nationwide to obtain their PVCs, before the expiration of INEC’s June 30 deadline. The salary payment condition is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the chapter chairman, Bashir-Danmallam. Danmallam stated that the decision was reached at a meeting with Mr Okoronkwo who mandated him to issue the statement. “The association found It necessary to take…
Mr Uche Odigbo, General Manager, Samon Petroleum Limited, Calabar Depot on Friday said that Nigeria’s poor refining capacity is affecting the price and availability of diesel in the nation. Odigbo said this in an interview in Calabar, while reacting to the high cost and scarcity of the product in many filling stations in Cross River. Diesel is now a scarce and expensive commodity in Cross River as it is always not available in major filling stations, while those that have it sell for as high as N800 per litre. The General Manager said since the nation’s capacity to refine is…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has cautioned youths and students against ethnic and religious sentiments ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The Coordinator, NANS Zone F, South-East, Onya Ibeabuchi-Moses, alias ‘Aluta Apostle’, who gave the advice in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s democracy had come of age. According to Ibeabuchi-Moses, Nigerian youths and students must look beyond ethnic and religious sentiments when electing their next president and other leaders. He, therefore, urged Nigerians to take firm decisions on who could salvage the country, and not because the candidates were Igbos, Hausas, Fulanis, Gwaris, Ibibios, Tivs, Yorubas,…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami and Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, both senior advocates of Nigeria have disagreed on the issue Nigeria’s restructuring. Both of them spoke at the ongoing three-day Attorneys-General meeting, attended by the 36 states Attorneys-General, to discuss critical legal issues relating to $418 million Paris Club Refunds, Value Added Tax (VAT), stamp duty, and amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Both members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Akeredolu and Malami were also speakers at the event. While Akeredolu who delivered the keynote address, insisted on devolution of powers in…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu has assured that with 43 million committed membership, the party is in position to win the 2023 presidential election. Adamu stated this when he the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska at the national headquarters of the party on Wednesday. “The chairman stated that with the massive support the party enjoyed from over 43 million Nigerians, there was no way the party will lose the 2023 elections,” a statement from the party said. According to Adamu, the APC was conscious of the effects of developments in Nigeria on…
The U.S. Institute For Peace (USIP) is to partner with the Centre For Peace Studies of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, (UDUS) on ending banditry in the Northwest geo-political zone. A former Chief of Defence Staff and member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Peace Governance Initiative, Marthin Agwai stated this during an inaugural meeting titled: “Convening with Stakeholders on Institutionalising Peace Building and Supporting Local Peace Facilitators in the Northwest states” in Sokoto on Thursday. According to Agwai, insecurity has become a global challenge. “We need to look at the causes of insecurity in the country. Our population is…
Bandit terrorists on Thursday night, attacked Zurmi town, headquarters of Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state and abducted scores of residents, SMARTS NEWS has reported. A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the incident, saying that the bandits sneaked into the town at around 10pm and started shooting sporadically. “They didn’t kill anybody but they abducted unknown number of people. “And, just three days ago, they killed one person and rustled cattle,” the source said.