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INEC to conduct Jigawa State by-elections on March 6

Laraba Raphael The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has fixed March 6 for the Kafin Hausa State Constituency, Jigawa State bye-elections. INEC said it had met earlier on January 28, and deliberated on a wide range of issues includiing  the…

Open grazing: Islamic group kicks against ban

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The Vice President, Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur’rasheed Hadiyatullahi, has condemned the ban placed on open grazing in South-West region. Sheikh Hadiyatullahi, who stated this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Osogbo, said the…

Court remands three suspects for alleged robbery

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Three robbery suspects have been remanded by an Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court over an alleged armed robbery. The accused persons are Isah Lawal, 28, Moses Keffi, 38, and 43, Oluwafemi Odeyemi. The trio committed the offence on December…