President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of the nomination of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The request is contained in a letter dated July 25 and read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads, “Pursuant to Section 231(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. “While I hope that the submission will be considered in the…
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Terrorists on Monday evening attacked troops of the 7 Guards Brigade. The Guards provides security for the Presidential Villa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A spokesperson for the Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa, who confirmed the incident to ChannelsTV in a text message on Tuesday, however said the attack was successfully repelled by the troops. According to him, the Guards were ambushed while on patrol to comb the general area and get rid of the criminals, along the Kubwa-Bwari Road in the nation’s capital. He added that a few Guards were wounded in action and taken to a…
A bus Sunday evening in Central Kenya, plunged into a river killing 33 people in Central Kenya, officials said on Monday. Passengers in the bus were travelling from Meru town to the coastal city of Mombasa. The bus plunged off a bridge about 40 metres (130 feet) into the Nithi River valley below. Pictures published in local media showed the bus ripped apart after rolling down the steep slope, with reports saying wreckage and bodies were strewn in the water and on the riverbank. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said on Twitter that 33 people had died and…
Long COVID is often associated with persistent fatigue and brain fog following a bout of coronavirus. However, a new study has found however that the set of symptoms associated with the illness is wider than first thought. It found long COVID sufferers have, among other symptoms, been suffering from hair loss and loss of libido, as well as erectile dysfunction in men. Using the anonymised health records of around 2.4 million people in the UK, researchers found patients who had a record of COVID-19 infection reported some 62 symptoms more frequently 12 weeks after the initial infection than those without…
Pope Francis has spoken of his “sorrow, indignation and shame” over the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools, as he kicked off a weeklong “penitential pilgrimage” to the country. The Pope apologized and promised a “serious investigation” into what happened in a speech at a meeting with Indigenous peoples in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday. Indigenous leaders have long called for a papal apology for the harm inflicted for decades on Indigenous children, who suffered abuse and the erasure of Indigenous culture in the country’s residential schools. “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the…
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital after a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation. A comment by the Chief Personal Physician to the Vice President, Dr Nicholas Audifferen said Osinbajo was admitted to Duchess International Hospital on account of a right femur fracture. “The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, last Saturday, July 16, 2022, on account of a right femur fracture. He had corrective surgery without any complications. “He was admitted for a total of 7 days during which he had physiotherapy and a smooth rehabilitation following…
As discussed in the first part of this piece, some parents belabor and overpamper their children, doing everything possible to make them live the sunny side of life. There is another category of parents who shirk away their parental responsibilities. About two weeks ago, there was a program on Freedom FM Radio, Kaduna, which featured a story of an Islamic Scholar who led a team on Da’awah visit to the Correction Center (formally known as “prison”) in Kaduna. At the center, the team came across a young man who gave his father’s name and address in Kaduna town. Afterward, Islamic…
Terrorists have released three victims of 62 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, ChannelsTV has reported. The victims, who consist of two males and a female, secured their freedom around 11 am on Monday. The victims were released by the terrorists at a location inside the forest along the Kaduna – Abuja highway, from where they were picked up by their relatives. So far, 22 victims have regained their freedom. It could not be confirmed if families of the victims paid any money as ransom to the terrorists in exchange for their release. With the release…
TotalEnergies, OML99 operator (40 per cent), has announced that it would start oil production from the Ikike field in Nigeria. TotalEnergies made the announcement in a statement posted on its website on Monday. The Ikike project is a Joint Venture between TotalEnergies and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (60 per cent). According to the statement, located 20 kilometers off the coast, at a depth of about 20 meters, the Ikike platform is tied back to the existing Amenam offshore facilities through a 14 km multiphase pipeline. The statement said it would deliver peak production of 50,000 barrels of oil…
Suspected kidnappers on Sunday at Aruwa Village, Ifewara in Osun, attacked a vehicle conveying two expatriates working for a mining company, killing a Police Inspector attached to company. The gunmen also carted away the rifle and ammunition of the slain police officer. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of Osun Police Command, SP Yemisi Oapalola made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday. According to the statement, the Command lost a police Inspector when suspected kidnappers attacked their vehicle at Aruwa village Ifewara-Atakumosa West local government area of the state. Opalola said that the gunmen, suspected to…