President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to the Senate for approval as the substantive CJN. The letter was read at plenary by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. It read, “In accordance with Section 231 (1) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, an activist lawyer has urged the 9th National Assembly to amend the constitution such that the minimum academic qualification for Nigerian President would be a university degree rather than the current evidence of having attended secondary school. Adegboruwa said in the 21st century, the current system where anyone running for the…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23, 2019 election, Atiku Abukakar, on Wednesday said the increase in Nigeria’s debt profile was becoming alarming under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said the situation was more than a source of worry, adding that it had reached the stage where all genuine…
President John Magufuli urged Tanzania’s women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children as a way to help boost the economy into a regional powerhouse, a step critics said would instead worsen inequality and poverty. “When you have a big population you build the economy. That’s why China’s economy is so huge,” he…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari will submit the list of ministerial nominees for the consideration and approval this week Lawan stated this following a point of order on the issue by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan. Details shortly…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal office, on Tuesday, arrested a fake native doctor, Fatai Olalere Aliu, who was alleged to be notorious for duping people under the guise of possessing spiritual power to solve their problems. Aliu was arrested during a raid on his Kisumu Estate residence at Odo-Ona Elewe, Ibadan,…
The South-East Governors Forum has said movement of cattle into the geopolitical zone through the bush paths by foot will no longer be allowed. A statement by the Director General, South-East Governors Forum, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, said that was an agreement reached with herdsmen living in the zone, adding that movement of cows into the…
A senator, Elisha Abbo, caught on camera assaulting a woman, has appeared before a Senate committee set up to investigate the incident. Mr Abbo appeared before the Senate ad-hoc committee on Tuesday afternoon. The Adamawa senator, however, refused to take an oath before the panel. He also refused to speak in the presence of journalists….
An Assistant Presiding Officer 1 during the last presidential election, Mr Ogunsanya Abiola, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Tuesday, that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not disclose the name of the server into which the results of the poll were said to have been electronically transmitted. Abiola, who appeared before…
the Shiite movement on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly and shot a police officer and a civil defence officer The gates to all the National Assembly premises have been shut. Details soon