The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said on Thursday that no human being — living or dead — could influence the judgments of the Supreme Court. The Director, Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, quoted the acting CJN as saying this in a statement on Thursday. Akande had, on April 29, 2019, made ... Read More »
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers in the nation’s airports and workers in the 163 countries that are members of the International Trade Union Confederation to subject the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige to ridicule for inviting thugs against workers on a “lawful protest” to his house. Rising from its Central Working Committee meeting on ... Read More »
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has vowed to challenge, before the Supreme Court, Thursday judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja. He said, in a statement, that he was disappointed by the judgment, which revered the judgment of the election tribunals, which upheld the petition he ... Read More »
Grange School and Children International School have emerged champions in the Secondary and Primary School categories of the 4th Zenith Bank/Ikoyi Club Inter School Swimming Gala held Saturday at the elite Ikoyi Club, Lagos. Grange amassed nine gold, six eight silver and nine bronze medals to edge Edgewood School to second place on seven gold, one silver and three bronze ... Read More »
…..Presidents of Rwanda and Senegal to Join Over 5,000 African Entrepreneurs The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event will take place at the iconic Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Forum is the ... Read More »
The arraignment of the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Nwigwe, and eight others by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of Nigeria Police for alleged $6.3 million fraud was stalled yesterday at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja. Some of the defendants did not show up. Nwigwe is standing trial alongside Cast Oil and Gas Limited, Seyi Sanni, Adekunle ... Read More »
Clara made the request while responding to the dissolution of their 11-year marriage as filed by Sulivan Chime on Thursday. She told the court that she was ready to be divorced from her husband, and prayed that the custody of their son be given to her, with child maintenance fee of N500,000 monthly. Clara told the court that her son ... Read More »
….Court reserves judgments on four appeals The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to uphold the victory of Oyetola and APC in the governorship election held in the state on September 22 and 27, 2018. Their request is contained ... Read More »
For widows numbering over a hundred and the youths of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, there wouldn’t be a better way to celebrate Easter than they experienced through the benevolence of the Chairman of Etoks Communications, Deacon Iyke Kanu. The ancient war city came alive on Saturday, 21st April 2019 with widows’ empowerment preceded by the third ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption battle got a ‘pass mark’ from an unusual quarter yesterday. It was rated above average by Prof Wole Soyinka. The literary giant, however, scored the President below average on the anti-terror war. Soyinka spoke on the Bristish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) programme, Hardtalk, anchored by Zeinab Badawi on Monday. Appraising the anti-graft battle, Soyinka said: ”We have this ... Read More »
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