64 persons recommended for appointment as judges in various states of the federation have been released. The judicial officers were recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC).The spokesperson of the NJC, Soji Oye made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to Oye, the decision was reached during the…
The United Kingdom has said it has resumed visa processing in Nigeria. Recall that the UK government had suspended processing visitor visas in all countries which were previously on the red list, including Nigeria. The UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) on Wednesday confirmed it has started processing visas in Nigeria. The government said it lifted…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart, shortly before the official commencement of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in…
Nine persons have been killed in various attacks in Chikun, Zangon Kataf, Igabi, and Zaria local government areas of Kaduna State, according to a security report. A statement issued by the Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan explained, “The military and police authorities have reported to the Kaduna State…
According to Punch, Odunare, who jumped into the lagoon at Epe LGA of the state on Tuesday, was found dead on Thursday. The newspaper quoted a family source, who pleaded anonymity, as confirming his demise. A video of Odunare sitting on the rails of a bridge and wearing a sober look had earlier surfaced on…
A police station in Yagba-West LGA of Kogi state has been set on fire by a mob. The Kogi police command in a statement shared on Thursday December 16, said the incident occurred on Tuesday December 14. According to the police, the mob attack followed robberies at three banks in Odo-Ere and Egbe towns in the…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Imo state deputy speaker, Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu, over his alleged involvement in a N75million fraud. Justice Charles Agbaza gave the order following Iwuanyanwu’s failure to appear in court to answer to the four-count charge filed against him by the Inspector General of Police (IGP)….
Governor Darius Ishaku has raised an alarm over plots by Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to establish terrorist camps in Taraba state which he governs. Ishaku revealed this while signing the N149 billion 2022 budget of the state into law at the Executive Chamber of the Government House in Jalingo. Warning that…
President Muhammdu Buhari has stated that Nigerians have to prepare for a nation after oil and ensure it works. He said for this to happen, the states and the 774 local governments have to work hand in hand. The President said this when receiving the immediate past Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC),…
A 24-year-old Zimbabwean taxi driver has been arraigned in court after e was accused of sexually molesting a teenage girl whom he used to ferry to school with his vehicle. Enerst Mutasha, on Thursday, December 16, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with aggravated indecent assault. It is alleged that sometime in September this…