NJC recommends 9 for appointment as Appeal Court justices

Nigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended some names for appointments to the Court of Appeal bench and other judicial posts. A statement shared on its Twitter handle and signed by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Friday, shows its recommendations for the appointments of nine candidates to the Court of Appeal bench […]

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Actress Regina Daniels and billionaire husband stun in new poses as he joins NASS (Photos, video)

Ace Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has shared on her Instagram page, the beautiful photos she took with her billionaire businessman, lawyer and politician husband, Ned Nwoko, when he was being inaugurated as a member of Nigeria’s National Assembly, a few days ago. More of their photos below:      Watch video below: View this post on […]

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Court dismisses El-Rufai’s defamation suit against Shehu Sani

A libel and defamation lawsuit filed by former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai against former Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has been struck out by a Kaduna High Court. El-Rufai had initially filed a N2 billion suit against Shehu Sani in 2018, seeking relief for alleged injuries suffered as a result […]

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Ooni: The public displays of a king (II), By Tunde Odesola

Once upon a time, before money displaced Ifa in the Land of Oduduwa, decency was the crest on the Yoruba crown. This was before government’s filthy hands slowly opened the palace gate, grabbed the glittering crown and tore off the crest. So, the crown, crest-broken, tumbled into the mud, crestfallen. Étiquette is not strange to […]

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Tinubu kicks as election court admits INEC’s exhibit containing his bio-data

Following a summon issued on him, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, yesterday produced before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, a document that contained President Bola Tinubu’s age. The document, known as Form EC9, was an affidavit of personal particulars which President Tinubu submitted to the […]

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100-level Nigerian University female student commits suicide

100-level female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria, Salako Treasure was reported to have killed herself by consuming a substance suspected of sniper. Salako, said to be of the Department of Entrepreneur, was found dead inside an uncompleted building around the Lagere area of the town on Wednesday evening with a bottle […]

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Student loans and the measure of poverty, By Abimbola Adelakun

On Monday, the President signed into law a bill establishing an education bank that will provide interest-free loans to “indigent students.” The clumsily titled bill, “An Act to Provide Easy Access to Higher Education For Nigerians Through Interest-Free Loans From Nigeria Education Bank Established in this Act with a View To Provide Education for All […]

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Lightning strike kills referee during football match in Nigeria

A Nigerian referee identified as Mustapha Bello has been killed when he was struck by lightning during a friendly football match in Madalla town, Niger State, Nigeria. The deceased popularly known as Mustafa Coach 02 among football fans, and a member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFA) met his tragic end on Tuesday evening, June […]

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Tinubu appoints Ribadu, 7 others as Special Advisers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Thursday, appointed Nuhu Ribadu, Dele Alake, Wale Edun and five others as Special Advisers. According to a release issued by State House Director of Information, Mr. Abiodun Oladunjoye, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight Special Advisers. Among them are Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser, Special Duties, […]

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EFCC announces its new acting chairman

In view of the suspension of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol as the Acting Chairman of the commission. The acting EFCC Chairman holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maiduguri (2000) and Post Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice […]

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On Senator Bulkachuwa’s ‘Confession’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

At the valedictory session of the 9th Senate last Saturday, a ‘Most distinguished’ (as they address themselves) told his colleagues that many owe their stay in the green chambers to the ‘benevolence’ of his wife, a retired judicial officer. Despite the best efforts of the (now former) Senate President Ahmad Lawan to apply the ‘off the mic’ principle to gag […]

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Tinubu suspends EFCC chairman, orders probe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office indefinitely. Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the suspension was meant to ensure investigations […]

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FUOYE’s VC visits his student, chef Dammy while attempting 120-hour marathon cooking (Photos)

Vice Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina Sunday, on Tuesday, visited one of his students, chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called chef Dammy, who attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Dammy is a 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. Chef […]

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Fani-Kayode, his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu step out together for an event (Photos)

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) shared photos of him and his estranged wife, Precious in matching white outfits on his Twitter handle. From this, one can assume that the two estranged husband and wife who have been fighting dirty might have settled their dispute and have come back together. Captioning their […]

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Femi Adesina’s Parting Doctoral Fraud, By Farooq A. Kperogi

While Muhammadu Buhari and honchos of his eight-year ruinous regime busied themselves with a feverish last-minute plunder of the public treasury, Femi Adesina chose to deploy his waning symbolic resource as Buhari’s media aide to hatch a brassy plunder of a scholarly laurel. In a social media post dishonestly titled “HONOUR FROM ACROSS THE SEAS,” Adesina misled […]

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Thousands PVCs discovered in Abia market chairman’s office

Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechuckwu Emetu, has revealed that thousands of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), have been discovered in the office of the Chairman of Ariaria International Market, Aba. Emetu made this known in Umuahia during the 10th edition of Vision Africa Radio Station’s media training for journalists and other media practitioners. According to […]

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