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The Kano State Sharia Commission has banned the practice known as “attachment”, where commercial tricycle (keke) riders carry female passengers on the sides of their tricycles. The commission said the practice goes against Islamic teachings because it involves close physical contact between male riders and female passengers. The directive was announced by the commission’s Second Commissioner, Sheikh Ali Danabba, during a meeting with leaders of the Tricycle Owners and Riders Association (BOTORA). The meeting focused on improving cooperation and promoting order in Kano’s commercial tricycle transport sector. Danabba said riders must immediately stop carrying female passengers on either side of…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has warned intending travellers against using artificial intelligence or digital editing tools on their passport photographs. The mission said such photos would not be accepted for visa applications. In a statement on its official X handle on Saturday, the mission said passport photos must be recent and must clearly resemble the applicant. It added that submitting an altered image would delay the application process. “Do NOT use AI or digital editing tools on your passport photo. We will not accept photos that are edited or filtered. “Your photo should be recent (taken within the…
Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike is currently meeting with some key members of the Rainbow Coalition to decide the next governor of Rivers State. Political bigwigs drawn from the coalition’s cross-party ranks, including allies from the All Progressives Congress, APC, factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP amongst others are meeting behind a closed-door in Port Harcourt. According to insiders, the stakeholders are discussing a possible consensus candidate to fly the coalition’s flag which is likely to come from the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Rainbow Coalition is the broad political platform founded by the former governor of…
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released his sixth studio album, ORIADÉ, describing the project as the beginning of a new phase in his 15-year music career. The 13-track album features collaborations with a mix of African and international artistes, including Leon Thomas, Black Sherif, Aya Nakamura, Mayorkun, FOLA, Llona, NO11, JAZZWRLD and GL_Ceejay. ORIADE is Davido’s shortest album to date, breaking away from the 17-track format maintained across his previous five studio albums. The project is also expected to usher in another major phase of the singer’s career, with a world tour set to follow…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has pledged that the Commission will take all necessary measures to avert violence during the Osun governorship election scheduled for August 15, emphasizing that no life should be sacrificed for political ambitions. Amupitan made this statement during a courtesy visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo, HRM Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, at his palace on Friday. While addressing the monarch and his chiefs, the INEC Chairman highlighted that ensuring security is a primary concern for the Commission. He said, “We do not desire violence. The life of every Osun…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has directed military commanders to strengthen security along vulnerable humanitarian supply routes in Borno State, particularly the Dikwa–Gamboru Ngala corridor, following persistent threats posed by terrorist groups. Shaibu gave the directive during a meeting with the Head of Office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN OCHA, in Nigeria, Danielle Parry, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele. According to the statement, the army chief called for enhanced…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The President also directed that all matters relating to the activities of the committee be coordinated by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (HAGF). The PIC was established in 2000 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to oversee the privatisation, sale and lease of Federal Government landed assets under the government’s monetisation policy. Its membership comprised the then Minister of Housing as chairperson, alongside representatives of the Ministries of Transportation,…
A Reform UK councillor in Sunderland has been charged over an alleged social media post targeting Nigerians that prosecutors say was “grossly offensive.” Glenn Gibbins was charged under the UK’s Communications Act 2003 following an investigation into a post allegedly made in 2024 in which he suggested that Nigerians should be “melted down and used to fill potholes.” The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the charge after reviewing evidence from the investigation. Gibbins is due to appear in court in August. “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorized a charge under the Communications Act 2003 in relation to an alleged grossly…
The Osun State Police Command has released the Secretary to the State Government, SSG Mr Teslim Igbalaye, from its custody. Igbalaye was arrested along with five others for allegedly committing vote-buying-related offences, as the police recovered Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, cash sums and a voters’ register from his house. The police also identified the other suspects arrested at the residence as Abiodun Arowomole, popularly known as “Ashipa”, who was described as a wanted murder suspect on the command’s watch list, alongside Taiwo Akande, Lukman Adeyemo, Muftau Olaoye, and Musiliu Aderemi. The command’s spokesperson DSP Abiodun Ojelabi said the SSG has…
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Olumide Egbedun, has given his own account of what led to the arrest of the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, on Wednesday. The Osun State Police Command arrested several suspects, including Igbalaye, following an operation linked to an alleged vote-buying investigation in Osogbo. The police said the arrests were carried out during an operation in which officers also recovered millions of naira, electoral materials and other exhibits. According to the police, “The operation was carried out after the command received credible and actionable intelligence that a criminal…