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Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal has declared a 24-hour curfew within the metropolis to forestall civil unrest over the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education. Deborah was killed on Thursday, May 12, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This might be connected with reports that some Muslim youths in Sokoto State, Saturuay, May 14, filed out in their numbers demanding the release of the two suspects arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Deborah. Armed with placards, the protesting youths were seen shouting “Allahu Akbar” translated in…

Akwa Ibom governorship aspirant under All Progressives Congress, Senator Ita Enang,  has assured that he would not be another visiting Governor, if elected during the 2023 general elections. Enang made the allegation Thursday when he appeared before members of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom Council at NUJ Press Centre, Information Drive, Uyo to solicit support for his governorship ambition. He assured to always work and sleep daily except for exigent matters outside the state instead of embarking on frequent outside trips at the expense of the state. The Senator attributed the Akwa Ibom governor’s frequent trips to the aircraft…

President Muhammadu Buhari and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, have condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State on Thursday. Samuel was a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released via the Presidency’s official Twitter account on Friday, the President decried the mob action and ordered a probe into the incident. The press release read in part, “President @MBuhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in Sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second year student…

Akwa Ibom journalist, Edem Okon and 48 others have been conferred with National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award.  President Muhammadu Buhari flanked by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige conferred Okon with the award also extended a warm handshake to him.  Okon is an Assistant Director of Information with the state Ministry of Information and Strategy, Uyo but attached to Office of the Head of Civil Service. A holder of B.A (Theatre of Arts) and LL.B from the University of Uyo and B.L, as well as PGD (Journalism) from International Institute of Journalism, he bagged the…

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has affirmed that his principal has a preferred presidential candidate.  Adesina, who refused to mention the person in an interview on Channels Television, noted that the president himself is interested in the process. He said, “In a previous interview when the president was asked whether he had a favorite candidate, he answered yes; but he will not mention him because mischief may happen to that person. “That shows you that the president himself is interested in the process and he has a…

The Sultanate Council in Sokoto and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, have condemned the killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Ms Deborah Samuel, a level-two student, was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW), according to the police. The police said the students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building. Videos on social media show men stoning and flogging a motionless body draped in red attire. Read also:…

Anger swelled at the murder of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy of Prophet Muhammad on Thursday, May 12. Deborah, who resided with her parents in Old Airport Road area of Sokoto metropolis, was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW), during a hot argument with her colleagues in school was beaten and burnt to death by irate mob. According to Twitter users, Deborah had shared a voice note on her class WhatsApp group in which she challenged her colleagues who were posting religious information there. A Twitter user who did the…

The Federal Government has directed Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; head of agencies and other political appointees seeking to contest any elective position in the 2023 elections to resign. The directive was contained in a circular issued by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to the affected. The circular entitled, ‘Ministers, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other appointees with political ambitions was copied to CBN governor to resign. It reads, “Mr. President has observed and noted the expression of interest and intention by some members of the Federal Executive Council,…

Ex-Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reported. The ex-President, according to a report, picked up the ruling party’s membership card at his ward in Otueke, Bayelsa state. “A dependable source in Jonathan’s camp” said the former president had registered with the APC at his ward in Otuoke, Bayelsa State,” the report stated. The source also claimed that Jonathan is expected to submit the presidential nomination form purchased for him by some Almajiris Thursday, May 12. Read also: Jonathan has defected to APC- Buhari’s aide confirms “Several bigwigs of the…

The ruling of Court of Appeal, Abuja Division affirming the provision of Section 84(12) of the amended Electoral Act 2022 has unsettled some Nigerian Ministers jostling for various political offices. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, the three-member panel headed by Justice Hamma Barka held that the Federal High Court, Umuahia, had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case as the plaintiff, Nduka Edede, lacked the locus standi to have filed the suit in the first instance. Section 84(12) of Nigeria’s Electoral Act 2022, cites that no political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at…