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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 69 persons for consideration as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the council listed a constitutional lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, Funmi, wife of human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), Mrs. Folashade Alli, Abiola Oyebanji and Bomo Agbebi, among …

News/The meeting Keyword: ECOWAS to resume talks with Niger junta The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday resolved to reopen talks with the leadership of the Niger Republic military junta. In a communiqué issued at the end of the 64th session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Abuja and read by ECOWAS …

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Imam Kashim Ibrahim Imam as the chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). President Tinubu nominated the 24-year-old as FERMA chairman on October 13. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the withdrawal of …

The former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Tuesday President Bola Tinubu’s administration inherited an economy in “terrible shape.” Oshiomhole, who stated this in a chat with State House correspondents after a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja, urged Nigerians to give the president time to fix the economy. He stressed that there was no quick fix …

One person has been confirmed dead, and three others are missing after a drilling rig operated by the indigenous oil firm, Seplat Energy, crashed on Tuesday in Delta State. Seplat confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday night. According to the company, the incident occurred on the swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the Ovhor area of the state. …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the African Union’s Instrument of Ratification on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Africa. The instrument was adopted by the 30th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 29, 2018. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement …

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has been shortlisted for the men’s title ahead of this year’s FIFA The Best Awards. Osimhen, who is also on the shortlist for the men’s Ballon d’Or award, helped Napoli win the Serie A last season by scoring 26 goals. The Nigeria international has also recently emerged as the highest goal scorer with 10 goals …

An Inspector attached to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in the Seme Area Command, Mr. Owolabi Adebola, and two others died in an auto-crash in the area on Wednesday. The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Badagry, Mr. Williams Manga, confirmed the accident to journalists on Thursday. He said the accident occurred at 4.30 p.m. at Gbethrome, …

At least 16 persons died and 27 others were injured in an auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Sunday morning. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Kabir Nadabo, told journalists that a DAF trailer with overloaded goods was involved in the accident. He added that the truck lost control and fell into …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers for parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. They are Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace, Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON); Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA); Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA); and Dr Muhammed Bulama, Director-General, …