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The US has revoked an entry visa for Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor. The office of the prosecutor confirmed the information to dpa on Friday. The US wants to prevent the court from opening an investigation into alleged crimes by US soldiers in Afghanistan. Bensouda can still travel to New York when […]
Continue ReadingImpeccable sources within the National Judicial Council (NJC) have revealed to Saturday INDEPENDENT that suspended Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen was forced to resign his appointment. According to the sources, the failure of the NJC to reach an agreement on the fate of Justice Onnoghen and the acting CJN Justice Tanko Muhammad, as exclusively reported on […]
Continue ReadingThe suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has resigned, a senior lawyer in his legal team confirmed on Friday, according to Punch. “I have just spoken with him. He confirmed to me that he resigned voluntarily yesterday (Thursday),” the senior advocate who said he did not have Onnoghen’s authorisation to speak on the issue […]
Continue ReadingMedical doctor dies! Dr. Urueye Stephen aka Sarutobi, a House Officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, who graduated from the University of Lagos on Tuesday April 2, has passed away after he was stabbed by some robbers. According to reports, Stephen was walking along Idi Araba road where LUTH is situate when he was […]
Continue ReadingSome men suspected to be armed robbers have allegedly killed the bursar of the Akure Diocese of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Mr. Gabriel Kola Abiodun. The deceased was shot dead at the diocesan office at Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital shortly after returning from bank. According to an eyewitness, “The man (bursar) had […]
Continue ReadingFigures released by the headquarters of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal in Abuja showed on Thursday that 736 election petitions have been filed to challenge the outcome of the 2019 general elections, including the presidential election, at various states and levels. The Court of Appeal is the coordinating secretariat for all election petition affairs, including the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has today departed Abuja for Amman to honour an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa holding at the Dead Sea, Jordan. Buhari will deliver an address at the opening of the plenary alongside King […]
Continue ReadingThe Ethiopian government on Thursday briefed newsmen on the initial findings of its investigation into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Both the government and the airline said the Ethiopian authorities preliminary report showed that the doomed jet’s crew followed the guidance provided by Boeing on how to fly the plane. They also used […]
Continue ReadingThe National Judicial Council (NJC) has decided on the report of the five-man committee it set up to investigate petitions against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the acting CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, CFR. The NJC took the decision in an emergency meeting held on Wednesday. But sources within the NJC […]
Continue ReadingFinally, election results show that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Nyesom Wike, the incumbent governor of Rivers State has defeated his closest rival, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Biokpomabo Awara. From the total result, Wike polled 888,264 votes to beat the candidate of the AAC who polled 137,859 votes. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) said on Wednesday that it had concluded investigation on the petitions written against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the Acting CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad. In a statement released by the NJC’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, he said the council had sent its report […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the March 9 governorship election in Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike, is in clear lead as the ongoing results collation resumed on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission had, on March 10, suspended the collation of the results of the election in the state, citing […]
Continue ReadingLagos-based veteran Nigerian actress and movie producer, Olabisi Monsurat Ishola otherwise called Bisket has passed away. The budding actress and filmmaker died less than 2 weeks after she welcomed a new baby. Her death was confirmed by her colleague Omolola Olumide. According to reports, she passed away at a clinic in Lagos on Saturday, the […]
Continue ReadingJustice Oathman Musa of an Abuja High Court sitting in Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Tuesday Nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 2018 Governorship Election in Osun State. Adeleke, who represents Osun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly was the PDP’s […]
Continue ReadingThe suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Wednesday, rested his defence in his ongoing trial on charges of false and non-declaration of assets. The development came as a surprise as the defendant, whose lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo SAN, had indicated on Monday that the defence would be calling “two or three witnesses,” only […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu, in company of other officers, took the initiative, Tuesday, to pay a condolence visit to the family of Kolade Johnson, the football fan allegedly killed by a trigger-happy SARS officer in Lagos on Sunday. In his remarks, the Commissioner of Police condemned the action of the members […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the just concluded Kano governorship election, Engineer Abbak Yusuf was mobbed by massive supporters during a condolence visit at Aisami of Dala LG where he went to condole with the Family of Alh. Mu’azu who passed away some days ago. A Twitter user, Dadiyata wrote: “H.E. Engr […]
Continue ReadingChief-of-Staff and Chief Private Secretary to the General Overseer (Pastor Enoch Adeboye), Pastor Adetokunbo Abayomi Olorunnimbe is dead. According to a statement announcing his demise, Olorunnimbe died on Saturday, March 30 2019, at the age of 60. His death was confirmed in Lagos by his son, Olaolu Olorunnimbe, who also revealed that burial arrangements will […]
Continue ReadingSpectacularly beautiful and fashion entrepreneur, Tania Omotayo and her hubby, Sumbo, a co-owner of popular Lagos lounge and restaurant – Buzzbar, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. The couple had their traditional wedding in October last year. Tania shared this lovely maternity photo on her Instagram page as she celebrated her first mothers […]
Continue ReadingAn economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, Steve Hanke, has ranked Nigeria as the sixth most miserable country in the world. The ranking is titled, Hanke’s Annual Misery Index 2018: The World’s Saddest (And Happiest) Countries. Writing in the Forbes magazine of March 28, the economist notes that Misery Index is calculated using […]
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