A retiring Supreme Court Justice, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, has accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, of abusing the powers of his office.Justice Dattijo, who bowed out of the apex court bench on Friday after 47 years in active judicial service, made the allegation in a valedictory
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President Bola Tinubu is set to host the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on October 29 and 30, 2023.It is set to be the first visit of a head of government to Nigeria since the inauguration of the new government on May 29 of this year.According to a statement, the visit
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the establishment of the Directorate of Land Administration (DLA) with a mandate to secure, control, document, manage, and administer all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) lands and landed properties across the country.The director of public relations and information (DOPRI),
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Bende Leadership Forum (BLF) has warned the Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha to henceforth stop distracting Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, from discharging the duties for which he was elected.The group, in a statement
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The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general election.Tinubu’s election was challenged by his two major opponents – Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.Atiku and Obi asked the court to declare
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The Lagos state division of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to pay the sum of $72,551,059 in tax default to the Federal Inland Revenue Services.The fine covers 2007 to 2017.However, the Tribunal absolved the telecommunications firm of paying the sum of $21,039,807, as penalties and interest
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Senate.The appointments, according to a release issued on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, were in
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The former member of the House of Representatives and acting governor of Abia State, Rt. Hon. Stanley Ugochukwu Ohajuruka, has said that the Abians love the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, and called on the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved N18 billion for group life assurance benefits and other entitlements for families of fallen heroes of the Nigerian Armed Forces.President Tinubu announced the approval on Wednesday during the launch of the Emblem Appeal for the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, which was held at the
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The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on Thursday in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, and the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi.Atiku and Obi are challenging the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which dismissed their
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