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CLAIM: A circulating 5-minute and 29-second Hausa video on WhatsApp suggests that the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is allegedly plotting a return to the throne following Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s recent Supreme Court victory. FULL-TEXT: The Hausa video which contains the claim reads, “Assalamualaikum, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Congratulations on your Supreme Court victory. I have a message for the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. As a Kano resident, Your Highness, Allah has bestowed upon you knowledge, wealth, and esteemed positions. You’ve excelled both in religious and secular domains, serving as the former governor of…

The father of the former member of the nation’s junior and senior national teams and the acting General Manager of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Ibadan, Mr Dimeji Lawal, Pa Lawal is died. A close friend of the former football star who shared the news on a WhatsApp platform, revealed that Pa Lawal passed away Saturday morning (today). He added that the deceased would be buried today at Muslim Burial Ground, Omi-Adio by 3:00pm, according to Islamic rights. A Fidau prayer follows immediately at his Felele residence area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state by 4:00pm.

Tragedy struck on Friday as a multi-million Naira event center that belongs to the Super Eagle captain, Ahmed Musa, located at Karji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, was gutted by fire. The source of the fire incident was unknown as at the time of filling the report, a source told newsmen that the fire started from a welding shop close to the event centre. It was gathered that the fire outbreak affected some parts of the premises at the event centre. Neighbours were said to have reacted in time to help quench the fire. A resident, Musa…

Truth and justice are badges of honour Ògún, the god of war and iron, proudly wore when he walked the earth. Unquestionably, truth and justice define the essence of Ògúnwándé. Right from childhood when he became the disciple of Ifa, Wande’s life is a script written and directed by the supernatural; it is a life lived in honour of truth and defence of justice. When he was about six years old, his three-year-old sister had strayed into a room he warned her not to go. “Fàránsèté, did I not tell you not to go into that room?” Wande thundered,…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has said that the issue of Kano emirates will definitely be revisited. It would be recalled that the former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje split the Kano emirate into five and dethroned the then Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. DAILY MONITOR learnt that calls for the reinstatement of the former Kano Emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II have been intensified after the Supreme Court validated the victory of Yusuf. The leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement had said the government of Abba Kabir Yusuf would review the dethronement and…

Plan to review the guidelines for recruitment into the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional, and Immigration Services has been announced by the Federal Government. FG has said henceforth 35% of recruitment into the services would be allocated to women. The Nigeria Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the end of the meeting of the Board of the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional, and Immigration Services (CDFCISB) noted that the 35 per cent allocation of slots to women was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Tunji-Ojo, who spoke through the…

A Nigerian man narrowly escapes being a victim of a crime he knew nothing about after an airport staff slipped drugs into his luggage to transport on his behalf. It was gathered that the victim was set to travel out of the country and the airport worker tried to use him to smuggle drugs to somebody overseas. The man who caught the airport staff decided to raise an alarm and informed a popular blog, Sabiradio of the development after he discovered what the official was doing with his bags. Watch video here: A video making the rounds on social media captures the…

The Kaduna State Police Command, on Friday, handed over a notorious Abuja kidnapper, Phillip Chinaza, to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Chinaza was arrested in Kaduna on Thursday when the police swooped on him and his gang members (now at large) while they were taking a victim, Segun Akinyemi, from Abuja to Kano State when the police swooped in on them, according to the Kaduna Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan. Confirming receipt of Chinaza alongside some arms and a mobile phone on Friday, the FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said more details would be…

A Nigerian man based abroad has come forward with a heartbreaking tale of alleged scam by Revolution Plus, a real estate company owned by Mr. Bamidele Onalaja in Nigeria. The man claimed to have invested his life savings of N40 million with the company in 2017, entrusting them with the dream of owning a property back home. According to the aggrieved investor, despite the substantial amount he invested, Revolution Plus failed to allocate any land or property to him. In a poignant video shared on social media, the man, visibly reveals that the dire consequences of this alleged…

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has been dragged before a Benin City High Court, presided over by Justice P. A. Akhihiero, over the suspension of two Enigie (Dukes). In suit No. B/290OS/2023 filed by their Counsel, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana, the claimants, Prof. Gregory Akenzua and Edomwonyi Iduozee Ogiegbaen, Enogie of Evbo-Obanosa and Egbaen respectively, are challenging the monarch’s authority under the law to suspend them as the Enogie (Duke) of their respective communities. They contended that their appointment as traditional chiefs was duly recognized by the Edo State Government. The claimants who attached their registration certificates among…