Buhari Swears In Olukayode Ariwoola As Acting Chief Justice
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has been sworn in as the interim Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari. This comes after Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the previous CJN, resigned earlier today due to possible health issues. On Monday, Ariwoola took the oath of office at Abuja’s Council Chambers. He arrived on a white-tinted coaster […]
Imo Police Arrest Ahmed Gulak Killer
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have apprehended Anosike Chimobi, 38, who was involved in the murder of Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan. The State Police Spokesperson Micheal Abattam announced on Monday that Chimaobi, a resident of Umuedo in the Ahiazu Mbaise council area of the state, had […]
Kanu Arrives Court Today, Requests Serenity From His Supporters
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged his supporters to “maintain total civility in their behaviour, as always been demonstrated” ahead of the case that will be heard by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday (today). The IPOB leader, who is facing terrorist charges, also […]
Court Denies Hearing Of Lawyer Dressed In Native Doctor Attire
Malcolm Omihrhobo, a lawyer for human rights, appeared in court on Monday dressed as a “native doctor,” but Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos declined to hear his two cases. The lawyer also had cowries tied around his two legs and was barefoot. He was wearing his lawyer’s robe on top […]
Colombia: Scores Injured In Deadly Bullfight Stand Collapse
At least four people have been killed and more than 300 were injured after a stand collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia. Footage showed the three-storey wooden stand filled with spectators falling at a stadium in El Espinal, Tolima department. A bull continued to roam the ring as people fled the wreckage. The traditional […]
Biden Kicks Off G7 Summit With Focus On Ukraine, Global Economy
President Joe Biden kicked off a series of meetings with world leaders on Sunday in the Bavarian Alps, where the war in Ukraine was expected to dominate conversation as leaders look for ways to counter the conflict’s effects on the global economy and ratchet up pressure on Russia. Biden joined the leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, including Canada, […]
South Africa Police Try To Unravel Tavern Deaths Tragedy
Yellow police tape now cordons off the drinking place in the South African city of East London where 21 teenagers died in unexplained circumstances. A forensic team has been going through the site at the Enyobeni Tavern to try to understand what exactly took place. There were no visible injuries on the bodies of the […]
Ekweremadu: NIS Refutes Claims That Organ Donor’s Passport Was Obtained Fraudulently
The Nigerian Immigration Service has refuted claims that David Nwamina’s passport was obtained fraudulently. Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, and his wife Beatrice are accused of trafficking David to the UK for organ harvesting. On Thursday, the pair were charged with conspiracy and organ harvesting in the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in London. The […]
Atiku Media Group Responds To Obasanjo’s Statements On His Running Mate
AbdulRasheed Shehu, the founder of the Atiku Kawai Media Group, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is enraged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar thwarted his tenure elongation agenda, also known as ‘the Third Term Agenda,’ in 2007. In a discussion with some secondary school students at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, […]
Father Osia, An Abducted Edo Catholic Priest, Is Dead
Father Christopher Osia, a Catholic priest who was kidnapped on Sunday morning on his way to mass in the town of Ikabigbo in the Etsako West local government of Edo State, has been killed. Odia was 41 years old when he passed away, according to Fr. Peter Egielewa, Director of Social Communications for the Catholic […]
