Tributes have been paid to a “happy, joyful, bubbly beautiful woman” who died with her three children in a house fire in Bradford. Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her daughter Denisty Birtle, nine, son Oscar Birtle, five, and daughter Aubree Birtle, 22 months, died in the blaze on Westbury Road, on Wednesday. A 39-year-old man was…
A Coroner’s Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has ordered substituted service on key witnesses in the ongoing inquest into the d3ath of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad Punch reports that the witnesses include Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley; Samson Eletu aka Sam Larry; Mohbad’s sister-in-law, Karimot Ogunbayo; Boluwatife Adeyemo aka Darosha…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn-in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths at about 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left-hand side of the President at exactly 11:45am. Justice Kekere-Ekun is assuming her new role as CJN following the…
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court has affirmed the re-election of Senator Duoye Diri as the Governor of Bayelsa State after dismissing the appeal of Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the November 11, 2023 off-cycle election. In a judgment delivered today August 23, the panel headed by Justice…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Kogi State governorship election which held on November 11, 2023. The affirmation followed the dismissal of the appeal of Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party who challenged the outcome of the election….
The Supreme Court has upheld the Imo state governorship election that produced Hope Uzodimma as the governor of the state for a second term. In a judgment delivered today August 23, a five-member panel of the apex court in a unanimous decision dismissed the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party and…
President Paul Biya of Cameroon is set to contest the country’s next presidential election at the age of 93. Biya, who is Africa’s longest serving president, is currently 91 years old. He will contest in the 2026 Presidential Election to seek an eighth term. Founder of the Foreign Press Association Africa, Kennedy Wandera disclosed…
The Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has issued a warning to the family of Aghaji, particularly Emmanuel Aghaji in Umuokwara Kindred, Amankwu Quarters Umuezeiyi village, Achina, Aguata Local Government Area of the state to desist from excluding their late brother’s widow, Mrs Chinelo Aghaji from participating in the burial…
Nigeria is set to appoint its second female Chief Justice as President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Friday. This follows the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who has served as Chief Justice since 2022 and on the Supreme Court since 2011. In a statement, president Tinubu praised Ariwoola’s tenure, highlighting his…
Laila, the daughter of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is set to wed. Their wedding between Laila and Saleh Maitala, is scheduled to hold on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the National Mosque, Abuja. Atiku, last year hosted the groom’s family when they came to ask for Laila’s hand in marriage. “It was much to…