Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on September 29 swear-in 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) as part of programmes for the commemoration of the 2025/2026 legal year of the apex court. This was made known on Sunday, in a statement issued by Director of Information
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International have given President Bola Tinubu seven days to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to immediately withdraw the cybercrime and defamation charges filed against activist Omoyele Sowore, as well as against
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Nigeria’s fiscal condition remains under strain as the Federal Government spent a staggering 69 per cent of its total 2024 revenues on debt servicing.This was revealed in the latest Budget Implementation Report (BIR) released by the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF).The report showed that out of the N19.354 trillion
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the birthday message of the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, describing it as a reflection of Nigeria’s misplaced priorities.Obi, in a statement on Sunday, joined Nigerians in wishing the First Lady well on her new age,
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The second extraordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament 2025 is underway in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The week-long programme holding from September 22 to 28, is themed “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Parliamentary Efficiency, Ethical Governance, and Inclusive Development.”As of 11:30am on Monday, guests who have arrived at the venue of
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, said 68 inmates have successfully passed the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) examinations.The State Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kano.He said the feat was achieved under the Centre for Inmates’ Continuity
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kaduna State on a one-day visit.Tinubu arrived at the Kaduna International Airport at about 1:00 pm on Friday.He was received by the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, accompanied by the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, ministers, senators and other top government officials.Tinubu will
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived Port Harcourt, two days after President Bola Tinubu lifted the State of Emergency imposed on the state.Governor Fubara, who was accompanied by his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, his wife, Valerie Fubara, and Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, touched down at the Domestic Wing
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Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, the operator of the Shoprite franchise in the country, has debunked reports suggesting it is leaving Nigeria.The company, in a statement on Friday, was reacting to recent reports of empty shelves and temporary closures at some outlets.It explained that the current development was not an exit
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A Nigerian Army General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos has sentenced Private Lukman Musa to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle rider, Mr. Abdulrahman Isa in Azere town, Bauchi State.The judgment was delivered yesterday by Brigadier General Liafis Bello, President of the 3 Division
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