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Attorney-General of the Federation and Nigerian Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has submitted a warrant of arrest and request to the Crown Prosecution Services of the United Kingdom for the immediate extradition of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Punch reports that the request, made on the orders of President Bola Tinubu, […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian mixed martial arts fighter, Francis Ngannou knocked down World heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in round three of their fight which took place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning, October 29. An unshaken Fury was able to continue the fight that went through the full 10 rounds. Fury, the unbeaten holder of one of the […]
Continue ReadingTwo things happened recently that should make us rethink the direction Nigeria should go with regards to the laws that govern us as a nation and the electoral law that guide the conduct of elections in the country. Former INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega’s opinion that the electoral laws should be amended and the revelation […]
Continue ReadingOne of the Justices at the Nigerian Supreme Court, Justice Muhammad Dattijo, retired from active service on Friday October 27, having attained the statutory retirement age of 70 years. At his valedictory speech, the Niger State-born jurist, who said he spent 43 years in the judiciary, spoke on arrays of issues including the power of […]
Continue ReadingFormer National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, is dead. A prominent educationist and founder of the popular Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta died in the early hours of Saturday. News of her demise was contained in a […]
Continue ReadingIt is common to say that Nigeria is a corrupt country. However, that does not really make much sense. Almost every country is corrupt to the extent that there are always some people, in the public or private sector, who deal corruptly. So, a self-acclaimed Nigerian patriot can answer back, “but all countries are corrupt […]
Continue ReadingRetiring justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Musa Dattijo, on Friday, lamented that the power vested in the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) is too absolute and can easily breed corruption. He alleged that the refusal to fill the vacant slot of the Southeast and Northcentral regions on the apex court bench was […]
Continue ReadingEnugu State High Court, Nigeria, presided over by Justice A. O. Onovo, on Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum, led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State, proscribed IPOB activities. The […]
Continue ReadingNigerian rights activist, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, and business woman, Aisha Yesufu, has reiterated that President Bola Tinubu is not her president. Yesufu, who supported Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, disclosed this on Thursday on her X (Twitter) account following the Supreme Court ruling […]
Continue ReadingIt is said that the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled on humans was to make them doubt his existence. The quip, dating back to as far back as the 1836 book by John Wilkinson and memorably quoted in a 1995 Hollywood film, The Usual Suspects, is perhaps accurate only as far as Western society […]
Continue ReadingNigeria is now ranked 120th of 142 countries in terms of adherence to rule of law, according to the latest global Rule of Law Index released by the World Justice Project (WJP). The rankings showed that out of the 34 countries ranked in the sub-Saharan region, Nigeria is rated 23rd. The 2023 index released on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Musa Aliyu as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointments of Gadji Dantata and Saka Sulieman as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The confirmation of the nominees was announced by the Deputy […]
Continue ReadingLast week, we began to deal with the various factors that could cause chest pain and indicated that we would be continuing the exercise this week because of space constraints and other factors. Today, we will be looking at some of the features within the abdomen that can lead to an individual manifesting such a condition […]
Continue ReadingAn X (Twitter) user, Journalist @kc_journalist posted the text and the four videos below to narrate how a 300 level female Nigerian University student, Otuene Justina Nkang, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Demian Okoligwe, a 400 level University student, for rituals. Alleged yahoo guy named Collins slaughtered his girlfriend, Justina, a 300 level student […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals. All other panel members agreed with the lead judgment delivered by John Okoro, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal and challenging the judgment of the presidential petition tribunal. The six of them also agreed with Okoro […]
Continue ReadingI had just arrived Abuja from Beijing, China on Monday when news broke that Nigeria won its case against Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited, which had been seeking enforcement of a controversial $11 billion judgement debt in its favour. The Commercial Courts of England and Wales upheld Nigeria’s prayer that the said gas processing […]
Continue ReadingUN refugee agency says no fewer than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September, due to conflict, persecution, and human rights violations. War in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar, drought, floods, and insecurity in Somalia, as well as […]
Continue ReadingFormer Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has lamented over President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments. Asari said this while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi’s call for Nyesom Wike to be removed as FCT Minister. Addressing this in a video which has gone viral, the former militant leader stated that Abuja was built with […]
Continue ReadingUS House of Representatives elected Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its Speaker on Wednesday October 25, after a turbulent three weeks that left the chamber unable to carry out any of its basic duties. Johnson, 51, was elected after getting 220 to 209 votes to move to the Speaker’s chair that […]
Continue ReadingLoneliness In The UK When I moved to the UK a few years back, the ‘relationship market’ appeared confusing. Many people presented as available, but at the same time, they were very unavailable. It was the feeling of being lonely in a densely populated space. The single African men were eager to mingle and date […]
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