By Danjuma Michael, Katsina 10 October 2022 | 1:33 pm Katsina State has lost the lawmaker representing Bakori Local Government Area in the state House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. Kurami, who is said to be in his sixties, died Sunday night after a brief illness in far away Medina, Saudi Arabia, where he had gone for Umrah. The deceased had contested for the seat… Katsina State has lost the lawmaker representing Bakori Local Government Area in the state House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. Kurami, who is said to be in his sixties, died Sunday night after a brief illness in far away Medina, Saudi Arabia, where he had gone for Umrah. The deceased had contested for the seat in a bye-election on December 5, 2020 in which he polled 20,446 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Magaji, who garnered 11,356 votes. The seat became vacant after the former occupant of the seat, Abdulrazaq Tsiga died in May 2020 after a brief illness. The spokesperson for the state assembly, Nasiru Zango was yet to respond to an inquiry about Karumi’s death at the time of filing this report. Latest 7 mins ago Germany’s cybersecurity chief is facing the sack over alleged ties with Russian intelligence services, government sources told AFP on Monday, amid heightened vigilance over potential sabotage activities by Moscow. Arne Schoenbohm, head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI), was accused in a recent investigation by broadcaster ZDF of contacts with Russia through an association… 14 mins ago The Commander, Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps (NAOC), Lagos, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Alabi, on Monday charged the youth to channel their energy toward positive development for a peaceful and greater Nigeria. Alabi gave the charge in Lagos during the Pulling Out Parade for retired NAOC senior officers and sanitation exercise within Ojuelegba and its environs. “The sanitation… 31 mins ago Prof Olubunmi Fadipe-Joseph, of the Department of Mathematics, University of Ilorin, has been appointed as Chairman of the Commission for African Women in Mathematics (CAWM). 56 mins ago The bodies of eight migrants, thought to be Tunisians missing for two weeks, were recovered Monday off the coast of the north African country, the Red Crescent said. 1 hour ago Pope Francis renewed his call to abolish the death penalty on Monday, on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty. “I call on all people of goodwill to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world,” wrote Francis on his Twitter page, where the pontiff has nearly 50 million…
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