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Housewives lament in Kano, Katsina Buyers, traders at loggerheads in Abia ‘Govt must stop attacks on farmers’ Tough times have caught up with most Nigerians as they lament the rising cost of foodstuff and other commodities due to inflation. From insecurity to job losses and salary cuts, many say their purchasing power is on […] ....
Non-confirmation of Justice Illiya as CJ, Tangale royal stool crisis show Gombe governor’s ethno-religious bias –Lawyer, Ibrahim Published 1 March 2021 A lawyer and prominent indigene of Tangale, Mr Melah Ibrahim, in this interview with CHIMA AZUBUIKE explains causes of the recent crisis over the traditional stool of Tangale in Gombe State and the need to ensure fairness
is the cause of the Billiri crisis? The crisis is as a result of Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s failure to approve the kingmakers’ election of the new Mai, who emerged with five votes out of the total nine. After two days of silence from the governor, women took to the streets of Billiri to express their displeasure, while calling on the governor to approve the appointment. On February 19, after three days of peaceful protest, it became violent after an altercation between a group of women and some boys around the Galadima’s palace. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Chima Azubuike Perhaps, the race for a new Mai of Tangale (traditional ruler) started on November 7, 2020, when the now late Mai Tangale chiefdom of Gombe State and the then Chairman, Association of Northern Christian Traditional Rulers, Abdu Buba Maisheru II, announced the demise of his son, John, the Santurakin Tangale. The development allegedly offered fresh angles into the selection process of a new Mai Tangale of Billiri in the Billiri Local Government Area of the state. A lawyer and an indigene of the state, Melah Ibrahim, said religion had never been an issue in the appointment of Mai of Tangale. Pointing out that Christians are in the majority, he added that out of the last15 Mais; 12 were traditionalists, two were Muslim and one a Christian being the late Maisheru. ....
Amotekun corps not permitted to carry arms Ex-IGP, Ehindero On James Ogunnaike A retired Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero has appealed to operatives of the South West Security Network (Amotekun corps) to strictly adhere to the country’s constitution that forbids them from bearing fire-arm in the course of their operation. Ehindero said the regional Corps was to be an information and intelligence gathering outfit rather than an arm carrying one, stressing that the law that established the outfit doesn’t make provision for it to be arm-bearing. The former IGP advised that the Corps should key into the community policing and work in synergy with the Special Constables and the Police Force in order to combat insecurity at the grassroots. ....