The Sokoto State Government has urged Vice President Kashim Shettima to always verify facts before reacting or commenting on sensitive national matters. The state government made the call in response to the public warning Shettima made at the Northwest Security Summit in Katsina on Monday, It said the Vice President should have contacted Governor Ahmed Aliyu to verify the news which made rounds on the purported plan to depose Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar before going public. According to the statement by Governor Aliyu’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, the Vice President should always have full knowledge of issues of national concern before commenting on them. The statement read in part, “We sincerely expected the Vice President to have consulted the Governor before going public. “As an elder statesman and a father to all he should have facts and figures before judging on issues raised by mischief makers and the mushroom social media handlers known for negative propaganda. The...

On April 16, the antigraft agency  filed  a three-count charge against Cubana Chief Priest over alleged abuse of the naira. Cubana Chief Priest was alleged to have sprayed and tampered with naira notes during an event at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. https://sunnydes2003.blogspot.com/2024/04/efcc-to-arraign-cubana-chief-priest-on.html However, the nightlife promoter pleaded not guilty to the charges and was  granted  bail of ₦10 million. At  the  last adjourned  date on May 2, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), the defence counsel, informed the court that the parties were exploring settlement and had applied that the matter be settled under the provisions of section 14(2) of the EFCC Act. On June 5, Ojukwu applied for a withdrawal of the preliminary objection. Since there was no objection from the prosecution, the court granted the request. At the resumption of sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, Kehinde Ogundare, the federal high court judge presiding over the m...

Protests against a controversial finance bill in Kenya escalated on Tuesday after police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi. The bill has sparked widespread protests in Kenya since  last week.  CNN reports  that two bodies were lying motionless outside the parliament building on Tuesday. Protesters forced their way into the assembly by breaking the fence. Once inside, they tore up flags, upturned chairs and tables, and stole the ceremonial mace. The mace is the symbol of authority of parliament. A section of the parliament fence was still on fire at the time of reporting. Lawmakers who were at the parliament building escaped through an underground tunnel, according to NTV Kenya. Earlier, Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, who joined the protests, was teargassed by police during a live interview with CNN. “I can’t even see anymore, we’re being teargassed,” Obama said. On Sunday, President William Ruto  said   h...