The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, left the country for France. He departed Nigeria shortly after he held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the morning. This was contained in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Spokesman, Tunde Rahman, in Abuja. The […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to swear in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. The news of Justice Muhammad’s resignation, as CJN, broke on Monday morning with sources claiming the former CJN resigned for health reasons. However, credible sources in the […]
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After some hours of denial and confusion, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, on Monday confirmed to The Punch the resignation of the CJN. He said, “The latest information is that the CJN has resigned; I spoke with somebody very close to […]
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Movie star, Tonto Dikeh, has said she is prepared to be Deputy Governor of Rivers State, noting that she has never failed in leadership. Dike, a single mother of one, also stated that she is ready to answer questions bordering on the controversies around her. The actress is the running mate to the governorship candidate […]
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An expatriate on a mining site in Iyere, a community in the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State who was abducted by bandits, has been rescued. A resident, Taiwo Kolapo, said the expatriate was rescued along the Itagunmodi Road around 6.30pm on Saturday. According to him, the rescue operation involved men of the […]
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There is confusion over the state of affairs in the Judiciary in relation to the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). While reports have it that the CJN, Justice Ibahim Tanko Muhammad has handed in his resignation letter, citing health grounds, the Supreme Court, the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and the National […]
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Barring any last minute change, the National Judicial Council (NJC) is set to recommend Justice Kayode Ariwoola to President Muhammadu Buhari as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of the incumbent, Justice Tanko Muhammad. NJC is a creation of section 153 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) with powers to hire […]
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Three female children of the same parents have drowned in a swimming pool on their yet-to-be-identified parents’ estate in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that both husband and wife had gone for an event when the three children left their house to swim in the pool. As of the time of […]
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has resigned from office. He reportedly resigned on health ground. This development is the latest on the rumblings that followed the altercation between the 14 justices of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Less than two weeks ago, 14 serving justices of […]
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The vexatious issue of the lingering fuel subsidy on petroleum products was raised at the recent presentation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook in Abuja recently. At the event, both the Federal Government and the IMF appear to be singing the same tune on the need to remove the subsidy. […]
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