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Several Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) and other justice sector stakeholders have urged the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to make sanitation of the Judiciary a top priority. The senior lawyers made the call yesterday in Abuja at a roundtable discussion on how to address the major issues undermining the institutional integrity, effectiveness and service delivery …

Nigeria’s crude oil producers have opposed being forced to sell their products to the Dangote Refinery and other local refineries, saying it negates the framework of willing buyers and willing sellers. Oil producers, under the auspices of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) have urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to divert the volume of crude oil allocated to …

Suspected bandits have killed an aide to the Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Sanusi Ango Gyaza, and his wife. Bandits killed Sanusi and one of his wives at his residence in Gyaza community, Kankia Local Government Area on Friday, August 16, 2024. It was also learned that during the attack the bandits kidnapped his second wife, leaving the community in shock …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 General Election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, asked the administration of President Bola Tinubu to show Nigerians the details of the newly acquired presidential jet and the details of the old jet that was sold. Tinubu, on Monday, began a working visit to France aboard his newly acquired Airbus A330 …

Kenyan and Ugandan examination boards have written to Nigerian authorities to verify records submitted by Nigerian candidates seeking admission into higher education institutions in their countries. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) disclosed this yesterday in a document for its 2024 policy meeting. JAMB assured in the document that it would not falsify any student’s records. The examining body …

Officers of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested an alleged armed robber, Michael Uke, who stole a Toyota Corolla at gunpoint along Kuje-Airport road. “Officers of the FCT Police Command on August 17, 2024, at about 12:00 noon, in a quick response to a Toyota Corolla vehicle with REG NO: ABC 258 LD, allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint on …

Prominent leaders from northern Nigeria have gathered for a landmark summit aimed at reviving the region’s political and economic influence. The meeting, announced on Tuesday in Abuja by the League of Northern Democrats (LND), will take place in Kaduna and focus on addressing the political trajectory, economic growth and security challenges in the region. According to Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Pro-Chairman …

  ● Among the 22 on board was British tycoon Mike Lynch, who celebrated his recent acquittal on fraud charges in the United States. Divers and an underwater drone are searching for six people, including a UK tech tycoon and an international banker, believed to be trapped when a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily. Among the six …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court of Appeal Affirms Shaibu as Edo Deputy Governor The Abuja Court of Appeal on Tuesday affirmed the restoration of Philip Shaibu as Deputy Governor of Edo State. Read more 2. Falana replied to the police, saying the NLC president, Ajaero, could not fulfill the invitation, giving the …

The Abuja Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, affirmed the restoration of Philip Shaibu as Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 17 reinstated Shaibu to the post. The judge, who delivered the verdict in a suit filed by the deputy governor, declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Representatives …