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The APC chairman, Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, has taunted Rabiu Kwankwaso as he revealed how the party used a legal loophole to defeat the NNPP at the Appeal Court last Friday. The INEC had announced Abba Kabir Yusuf as the winner of the March 18, 2023, election, but the APC challenged the result and went to the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which cancelled 165,663 votes for Yusuf because the ballot papers were not signed or stamped by INEC. Yusuf's votes were then reduced to 853,939 while the APC candidate, Nasir Ganuwa, had 890,705 votes, with the tribunal declaring that Ganuwa was the rightful winner of the election. Yusuf and the NNPP appealed the ruling at the Appeal Court but the court upheld the tribunal's decision, stating that Yusuf was not a member of NNPP when he contested. While speaking to party supporters in Kano on Saturday, Ganduje said the APC knew the errors Yusuf, Kwankwaso and NNPP made and waited for the right time to use them again...

The convoy of Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, was ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday, resulting in the death of two policemen and the injury of six other security personnel. The incident occurred on the highway between Beneshiekh and Mainok, less than sixty kilometres away from Damaturu, the state capital, after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. A source who was part of the entourage but did not want to be named said that the attackers fired at the convoy from both sides of the road, aiming at the pilot. “We barely escaped with our lives today. The convoy was attacked after leaving Maiduguri around 6.00 pm,” he said. According to further investigation from sources, “the troops leading the convoy with MRAP, a gun truck, and another vehicle conveying the police and DSS were the main targets of the terrorists. “The troops fought back with heavy fire, forcing the terrorists to retreat. Sadly, one police...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration has freed 4,068 prisoners from various correctional facilities in the country as part of its efforts to reduce overcrowding and improve rehabilitation. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Saturday at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, where he launched the payment of fines and compensations for inmates who were incarcerated because they could not afford to pay their penalties for their offences. He said that this initiative was in line with President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to transform the country. He explained that the correctional facilities in the country had a total capacity of less than 50,000, but they were holding about 80,804 inmates as of Friday, November 17, 2023. "This shows that our correctional facilities are over-crowded; necessitating this initiative we are flagging off today, which is targeted towards addressing the overcrowding c...

In Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, a reported boat mishap has claimed the lives of 10 individuals, including Farida Muntari, Sharhabila Sagir, Abubakar Sadiq, Na’ima Ibrahim, Amina, Safaratu Ibrahim, Sadiq Ibrahim, Rafiya Yakubu, and two unidentified victims. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday between 1:30 pm and 2 pm, attributed to strong waves and water hyacinth. The boat, transporting 34 passengers from Zangoro Bassa-Kukoki Ward terminal to Gijiwa-Kato Ward terminal in Shiroro LG, capsized. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), as per a statement by Ibrahim Audu Hussani, the Head of Information and Special Duties, in collaboration with the Shiroro Local Government chairman, determined that water hyacinth and strong waves caused the mishap. The ill-fated boat carried 34 people, comprising 10 males, 14 females, and 10 children. Of the passengers, 24 survivors have been identified, and search-and-rescue operations are actively underway at ...