CJN Ariwoola and Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad By Justice Dattijo My lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this event. With your leave having been sought and obtained, let me outrightly make one confession to this distinguished audience. […]
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Diezani Allison-Madueke in court. Photo: Youtube • Charges won’t fly, says SAN • How her day in Court panned out Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke is seeking divine intervention in the multi-million pounds allegations and charges of bribery and corruption instituted against her by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA). Besides heavenly […]
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Photo: The Punch . Insists efforts to reposition Lagos PDP ongoing Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to revisit the reports of the 2014 National Conference along with other conferences reports with a view to restructure […]
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Crude Oil production challenges in Nigeria may trigger fresh importation. • ‘It’s better to tackle challenges against local production’ • Doubts over Port Harcourt facility coming on stream next month • Expert faults govt holding controlling shares in oil firms The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) may begin importation of 110, 000 barrels of […]
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. announces planned pay of N500m fines for 4000 inmates’ release The Interior Minister, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has unfolded a new strategy to decongest the correctional centres in the country, most of which are spilling over with inmates. As part of this strategy, he said the Federal Government is raising the N500 million fines slammed […]
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By Martins Oloja Now that the fear of the Supreme Court is gone for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, this seems to be the right time for the President to fix the chaos that has taken some steam out of the awesomeness that is usually inherent in presidential palace. Doubtless, there have been too […]
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CP Victor Olaiya, Sir Victor Olaiya Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has said though he was surrounded by musicians in his family, he only managed to avoid becoming a musician by providence. The commissioner, who is one of the children of the late highlife maestro, Sir Victor Olaiya, who dominated the Nigerian music […]
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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has requested the general public to support it in achieving a successful and credible investigation of the air crash which occurred on Friday night at the Ibadan Airport Runway 22, involving a private jet owned by Flint Aero. The bureau’s request was contained in a statement, on Saturday, by the […]
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Tragedy was averted when an aircraft which had Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, on board crash-landed near Ibadan Airport in Oyo State, Daily Trust reports. Information had earlier filtered in that the aircraft crashed, but it was later discovered that it crash-landed. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time but it […]
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Dr. Oby Ezekwesili Credit: Getty Images A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has stressed the need for a change of political culture in Africa to achieve meaningful development for the continent. She made the recommendation at the matriculation ceremony of the 2023/2024 session of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in […]
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