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Just in: Senate confirms Ariwoola as Chief Justice of Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Persecondnews reports that the Senate...
Breaking: Call off your strike, court orders ASUU
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday directed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their year-long ongoing strike. Justice...
N5.28trn owed by states: Lagos State leads them all with N797.3 bn
Of the N5.281 trillion owed by the states in the country, Lagos State has topped the list of highly indebted states with about...
Update on INEC list of the 18 presidential candidates and their running mates cleared for 2023 polls
They are: Imumolen Christopher – Accord Party (AP) Al-Mustapha Hamza – Action Alliance (AA) Sowore Omoyele – African Action Congress (AAC) Kachikwu Dumebi...
Just in: INEC releases list of presidential candidates, running mates for 2023 poll, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi confirmed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday published the final list of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates of all the political parties approved...
Ogun monarch and veteran journalist drums up support for fight against human trafficking
An Ogun monarch, Olufemi Ogunleye, has called for the inclusion of traditional rulers in policy formulation and sensitisation of Nigerians for a successful...
Dismissed DSS officer turned robber, nine others nabbed over bullion van robbery
A dismissed officer from Department of State Services (DSS), Prosper Israel, has been busted for allegedly attacking and robbing a bank’s bullion van...
Flood alert: Taraba, Benue, 11 others at risk as Cameroon opens dam
As the Lagdo dam operators in the Republic of Cameroon commence the release of excess water from their reservoir, the National Emergency Management...
Queen Elizabeth II lowered in Royal Vault, Windsor
The body of Queen Elizabeth II was on Monday evening interred in the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. The...
NDLEA records historic, biggest drug hauls in Lagos of N194.77bn
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday seized illicit drugs worth $278. 25 million (N194.77 billion) at a Lagos warehouse, the...
Africa and Climate Change – A Conversation with US Senator John Kerry towards COP27
By Tony O. Elumelu As the world continues to experience the daily impact of global warming, whether the tragic recent flooding in Pakistan,...
Breaking: Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Evans, accomplice jailed 21 years
Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans and his accomplice, Victor Aduba, are to spend the next 21 years in prison, a...
ASUU strike: Traffic snarls at Lagos airport as NANS storm facility
A surly angry crowd of students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday stormed the Murtala Muhammed International...
Buhari, Blinken, Bill Gates, Dangote, Elumelu, Okonjo-Iweala, Zuckerberg, others for global investment forum in New York Sept. 22
In a bid to have another shot at attracting foreign investment into Nigeria, the Federal Government in partnership with the Africa Business Roundtable...
Force PRO’s slap statement: It’s inciting, endorses torture by policemen, withdraw it immediately, Falana says
Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has countered a statement credited to the spokesman of the Nigeria Police, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi that a...
Vice-President Osinbajo joins world leaders to bid Queen Elizabeth II goodbye
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has departed Abuja for London to participate in a number of events, including the state funeral of...
