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 By Group 6 The Nigerian Senate has recalled the Senator representing Bauchi Central senatorial district, Abdul Ahmed Ningi, from suspension. The Senate resolution to recall Ningi from suspension followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, representing Benue South senatorial district at plenary on Tuesday. Moro also pledged to assume full responsibility for Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. The senator’s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of scrutiny and debate within the legislative body. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the unconditional recall of Ningi after a brief plea by some lawmakers. Akpabio emphasised the senator’s resourcefulness and described him as a valued member of the Senate, adding that the decision to recall Ningi transcends religious and ethnic divides. Ningi’s recall is coming two weeks to the end of his three-month suspension which is supposed t...

By Group 6 No fewer than 18,906 Nigerian pilgrims have been airlifted for the 2024/1445 Holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) confirmed this in an update issued on Saturday, May 25, 2024. According to the update, the airlifting of the 18,906 pilgrims had taken place in 45 flights. “Today, Air Peace flight APK7920 departed from Lagos to Madinah at 11:45hrs, carrying 298 pilgrims from Edo State. The group consists of 162 males and 136 females. “This flight marks a significant milestone in the ongoing pilgrimage airlift operations. To date, a total of 18,906 pilgrims have been transported across 45 flights,” the update reads. The first flight to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise left on May 16, from Kebbi State. Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission says the Commission has reviewed the cost of fares for the 2024 Easter pilgrimage to N4.989 million per pilgrim  The NCPC boss disc...

By Group 6 The Kano State Police Command has vowed to obey the court order stopping the reinstatement of Lamido Sanusi as Kano Emire and restraining the state government from dissolving five newly created Emirates in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Hussain Gumel, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the police headquarters in Bompai Kano on Saturday. “We are complying with the court order that the status quo must be maintained until the court gives its judgment,” Gumel stated. Recall that on Thursday night a Federal High Court in Kano had issued an ex-parte order that temporarily prevented the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. This injunction was issued after Alhaji Aminu Bappa Dan Agundi, a prominent traditional titleholder in Kano filed a suit challenging the recent changes to the Kano State Emirate Council law. Justice A.M. Liman, presiding over the case, issued an interim injunction suspending the implementation of the Kano Stat...

    By group 6 former vice-chancellor, University of Ibadan, Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo, is dead. The don died early morning, Friday, May 24, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, barely three weeks after celebrating his 90th birthday. Renowned for his contributions to the development of the English Language curriculum in Nigeria and the promotion of Nigerian varieties of English, Banjo is the former Chairman of the Board of the National Universities Commission. He was Pro-Chancellor of the Universities of Port Harcourt, Ilorin, and Ajayi Crowther. Banjo’s scholarly contributions include over 50 publications and widely used textbooks in primary and secondary education. He was born into the family of late Pa. Reverend Samuel Ayodele Banjo, was a graduate, an educationist, and a teacher at St. Andrew Primary School, Oyo, a period when Professor Ayodeji Banjo was born. He is a native of Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. He started his education career at the St. Andrew Anglican Primary School wh...