Presidency Yet to Confirm Onnoghen’s Resignation
The Presidency has yet to confirm the resignation of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, even as the news gathers momentum. It was reported that Onnoghen’s resignation letter was submitted to the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, by some Justices of the apex court. The Justices arrived […]
Onnoghen Resigns as CJN ‘with immediate Effect’
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen has resigned as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect, a senior lawyer in his legal team confirmed on Friday. He turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he be compulsorily […]
Bandits Kill UNILAG Trained Doctor Day after Graduation
A University of Lagos -trained medical doctor has been stabbed to death in Lagos, a day after his graduation. Dr. Urueye Stephen aka Sarutobi, a House Officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, was reportedly murdered on Wednesday after graduating from the University of Lagos on Tuesday. Urueye Stephen was walking along Idi Araba Road […]
Election Tribunal Receives 736 Petitions against 2019 Polls
A document from the Election Petition Tribunal, located in the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, has revealed that 736 petitions against the Conduct and outcome of the 2019 general elections have so far been received as at April 4 The document which emanated from the office of the Deputy Chief Registrar, Election […]
Reflections on the 2019 Elections, By Kingsley Moghalu
I ran for the Office of the President of Nigeria in the 2019 elections, campaigning across 30 states of the country in a grueling 12-month marathon of road trips and commercial flights, market visits (with lots of dancing in the public square!), road caravans and town halls, and issue-based messaging across various media platforms. Like […]
S A Govt Launches Manhunt for Caregiver Over Serial Abuse of Toddlers
The Department of Social Development (DSD) has asked anyone with information on alleged abuse taking place at a crèche in Carlteonville in Gauteng to come forward. “The Department of Social Development condemns the abuse of children and wish[es] to ask members of the public to identify the school and the care-giver who is seen forcing [a] […]
Court Orders Saraki, Melaye, Bruce to Honour Police Invitation
The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Sen. Dino Melaye and Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce to honour the Police invitation of Oct. 5, 2018 in connection with the protest staged by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Justice Okon Abang gave the order on Thursday while delivering judgment in a fundamental […]
Buhari off to Jordan, Dubai
President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja, on Thursday, for Amman to honour an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa. During the summit, holding at the Dead Sea, Jordan, President Buhari will deliver an address at the opening of the […]
EFCC Releases Onnoghen’s Dossier
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has provided a new dossier of the improprieties committed by Justice Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, now facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false asset declaration. The dossier, by way of a “final address” was sent by lawyers to the commission in […]
Breaking! Gunmen Kills Church Burser in Akure
Dare devil gunmen on Thursday morning entered the Anglican Church, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State, and killed the Church burser, Mr Gabriel Kola Abiodun. His remains have been evacuated and taken to the mortuary by some policemen. Security has been beefed up in the area just as sympatisers have begun to throng the office.
