President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday swore in a justice of the supreme court, Olukayode Ariwoola, as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). The swearing in ceremony took place at the council chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ariwoola was sworn in as acting CJN following the resignation of Ibrahim Muhammad who was accused…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to clarify his recent comments, regretting picking a running mate for the Presidency in 1999. Obasanjo, had while addressing a leadership mentoring session with selected students in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Saturday, said picking a running mate when he wanted to become Nigeria’s president…
A justice of the Supreme Court, Olukayode Ariwoola, is to be sworn in today as acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad on Monday. Ariwoola is the next-highest ranking justice of the supreme court and is expected to take over in acting capacity from Monday. Mohammad…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has explained why former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye and former governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba state, have not been released, two months after they were granted state pardon alongside 159 other convicts. The Council of State led by the President Muhammadu Buhari, had on April 14, 2022, granted…
The Ansaru terrorists group has reportedly banned political activities in some communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Kaduna on Sunday night. The statement signed by Ishaq Usman Kasai, chairman of the BEPU, said the terrorists…
Chaplain of the Catholic Community in Kaduna Polytechnic , Kaduna, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, has been killed by terrorists. Vitus who was also the Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), was killed on Saturday in his farm located in Kujama, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state….
