KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

TINUBU INCREASES 2025 BUDGET FROM ₦49.7 TRILLION TO ₦54.2 TRILLION. (PHOTO).


 Tinubu Increases 2025 Budget from ₦49.7 Trillion to ₦54.2 Trillion


President Bola Tinubu has revised the proposed 2025 budget, raising it from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion due to additional revenues generated by key government agencies.


In letters addressed to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which were read during Wednesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu explained that the increase was driven by:

₦1.4 trillion from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),

₦1.2 trillion from the Nigeria Customs Service, and

₦1.8 trillion from other government-owned agencies.


Following the announcement, Akpabio referred the request to the Senate Committee on Appropriations for urgent review, assuring lawmakers that the budget would be finalized and passed before the end of February.


More details to follow…

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