The Body of Benchers (BoB) has set up a three-member committee to investigate the payment of about N800 million to a contractor by the Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Mr. Ahmed Gambo Saleh. According to a reliable source, the probe was as a result of an “alarm” raised by former Court of Appeal…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, has approved the release of N19.3m for the immediate payment of scholarship allowances to 59 indigent students that gained admission into law schools. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Mallam Bala Isa made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri while addressing newsmen. Bala said the scholarship…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged political leaders in the country to stay focused and uphold the ultimate objective of promoting interest of the country, saying, “We are Nigerians, God willing we remain Nigerians, and Nigeria shall remain one.’’ Speaking at the State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience former state chairmen of the defunct Congress…
Two of the masterminds of the deadly terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, South-West Nigeria have been arrested. The suspects described as top commanders of ISWAP in Nigeria, are 32-year old Idris Ojo and 39-year old Jimoh Ibrahim. Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor who disclosed this to…
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2022 May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The result was announced by Mr Patrick Areghan the Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at the headquarters of the examination body…
Renowned Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised political leadership in Nigeria, saying the nation has a weak justice system. Gumi made the remark while speaking at a peace building symposium organised in Maiduguri as part of initiatives to reintegrate former Boko Haram insurgents into society. “Whoever has any interest in our country, we have…
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has consented to the acquisition of Exxon Mobil by Seplat Offshore Limited. The acquisition required ministerial consent to be consummated and now appears to have crossed the hurdle. Earlier in the year, Exxon Mobil announced that it was divesting its swamp oil operations to…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has released two former governors, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, as well as three others from costodial centres. The Public Relations Officer, FCT command, Mr Chukwuedo Humphrey disclosed this to the Newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Humphrey said that the letter of their release was…
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed September 7, for the hearing of a legal suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting the 2023 elections for allegedly presenting the forged certificate. Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the hearing, just as it granted an ex-parte order…
The acting Justice of Nigeria and chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Oluwakayode Ariwoola, is launching a major judicial reform soon. The unveiling of the sweeping reform, expected to reposition the Judiciary, is reportedly billed for the resumption of the new legal year in September. It is not known if the top jurist…