El-Rufa’i names Sanusi Chancellor of Kaduna varsity

    Barely 10 hours after he gave him Vice Chairman of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i has again named the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU).

   A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, which announced the new appointment on Wednesday, said that Sanusi II succeeds the pioneer Chancellor, His Highness, Malam Tagwai Sambo, the Chief of Moro’a, who was appointed to the role in 2005. The statement which was signed by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication, said: ‘’In public life, His Highness has demonstrated a strong commitment to education.’’

Senator introduce bill to ban importation of generators

 

   The senator representing Niger South, Bima Enagi, has introduced a bill that seeks to ban the importation of generators in Nigeria.

   The bill, titled “a bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the development of the power sector,” was one of the six bills read for the first time on Wednesday.

The bill prescribes, at least, ten years imprisonment for any person who knowingly sells generator sets. 

Other details of the bill obtained by Premium Times hows that the ban shall not include generator sets used for essential services which include:

Linking Buhari To Sanusi’s Dethronement Is Wrong- Garba Shehu

   

  The Presidency has condemned reports linking President Muhammadu Buhari to the dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano.

   In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu referred to such reports as unfair and untrue. He said that the President has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of HRH Muhammadu  Sanusi II, adding that all such insinuations are untrue, malicious and politically motivated.

DPO shot dead in rivers

 

  A divisional police officer has been shot dead in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. The officer, Gabriel Amawu, headed the Nigeria Police, Obudu Division, in the northern Cross River State. Mr Amawu, a deputy superintendent of police, was shot dead on Tuesday night in Obudu during a clash between the police and some students, the police said.

South Africa confirms six new cases of coronavirus

   South Africa on Wednesday reported six new confirmed cases of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus – all involving people who had travelled to Europe.

WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

 

  The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction" over the virus.

Video: Women shouldn’t see partners’ manhood before marriage - Pastor Ibiyeomie

 

   Port Harcourt based Pastor and General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie has advised ladies not to be tempted to see their fiance’s manhood before marriage.

In a post shared by lalasticlala Lala, a member of his church asked him if it was okay for a lady to see the sex organ of her partner before marriage.

Pastor David Ibiyeomie said ‘NO!’