Saturday, May 11, 2019
(LOCAL) “We Did Not Receive Any Court Order” – Kano Governor, Ganduje
The Kano State government has today reacted to reports that a High Court in Kano on Friday, stopped the State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Clerk of the Assembly, including the Attorney-General and the State from implementing the splitting of the Kano Emirate.
This is coming after reports that the exparte motion dated May 10, 2019, was filed by the plaintiff, Hon. Sule Gwarzo, before Justice Nasiru Saminu, seeking the court to restrain the respondents from taking any action of creating four additional Emirates. In an order of interim injunction, the Court directed all parties in this suit to maintain status quo, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
(ENTERTAINMENT) Tuface Idibia Awarded Honorary Fellow By NIMM
The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, NIMN has awarded music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba Honourary Fellow of the body. He was accompanied by his wife, Annie to receive the recognition among five other recipients on Thursday during the Dinner Night of the opening day of NIMN Annual Marketing Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
(NOLLYWOOD) Veteran Nigerian Filmmaker, Eddie Ugbomah Dies At 78
Nigerian filmmaker, Eddie Ugbomah, has died at a private hospital in Lagos at the age of 78. I have the permission of the Chair of the Chief Eddie Ugbomah Medical Fund Committee Alhaji Adedayo Thomas (DG, NFVCB) to break the news of the passage into eternity of the Veteran Filmmaker Chief Eddie Ugbomah, OON.