Rots inside Supreme Court that undermine dispensing justice — Dattijo Muhammad

Justice Musa Dattijo Retired justice of the Supreme Court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, has said the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, is too powerful and therefore prone to abuse by the holder. He took opportunity of a valedictory session that was organised in his honour by the Supreme Court on Friday to address […]

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Eliminate bottlenecks in maritime ecosystem, stop endless borrowing, experts counsel Tinubu

• Say Sector Has Potential To Create 50,000 Direct And Three Million Indirect Jobs • Establishing National Vessel Fleet Can Yield About N7. 2 trillion Yearly • Physical Examination Of Containers Hurting Economy • We Are Commitment To Scaling Up The Rating Of Nigerian Ports, Says Minister The financial crunch currently hitting hard on the […]

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N160bn SUVs: Reps take delivery, senators await luxury jeeps this week

Lawmakers in the Green Chamber have started taking delivery of their Sports Utility Vehicles. Similarly, legislators in the Red Chamber will receive the first batch of the SUVs this week. It was also gathered that the last tranche of the SUVs for use by the lawmakers would arrive before December. The leadership of the National […]

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Forex crisis: FG plans talks with looters, eyes mop-up from hoarders

To sustain the steady appreciation of the naira against the dollar, which hit a record low on Tuesday, reaching a record $1,310/$, the Federal Government has begun moves to bridge the dollar supply gap fuelling the free fall. It was learnt from top government sources that the government was reaching out to individuals hoarding the […]

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Judiciary shouldn’t determine winners of elections – Falana

Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has said that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana stated this in an interview with Channels TV’s Politics Today. According to him, determining winners of elections is an exclusive reserve of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. He said, “No […]

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Tinubu, Abiodun mourn Iyalode Alaba Lawson

President Bola Tinubu has described the departed Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, as an enterprising, courageous, astute, distinguished businesswoman and leader, whose death is a painful loss to the nation. Lawson, a former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, NACCIMA, and founder of the popular Alaba […]

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Atiku’s 16-year failed attempts at presidency

By Abdulrahman Zakariyau The Supreme Court, which is the final arbiter of all courts in Nigeria, on Thursday laid to rest the claim by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favour of the All Progressives Congress. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of […]

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Saudi condemns ‘unjustified’ Gaza ground operations

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / An Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds toward the Gaza Strip from a position in southern Israel across the border on October 28, 2023. – (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) Saudi Arabia on Saturday warned Israel against any further ground operations in the embattled Gaza Strip over […]

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Hamas seeking to free 8 Russian-Israeli hostages: Russian news agencies

Protesters hold placards and wave Palestinian flags as they walk over Westminster Bridge with the Palace of Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament behind during a ‘March For Palestine’ in London on October 28, 2023, to call for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. – Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and […]

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Kano mass wedding: Between societal values, political exigency

By Murtala Adewale • How State Spent N3 billion On 5,000 Kano State Government recently sponsored the solemnisation of the marriage of 1,800 new couples. The elaborate two-day Mass Wedding ceremony started with the wedding fathia (Islamic rites) at the Kano Central Mosque, where an array of Islamic scholars, led by the Chief Imam of […]

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