President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The swearing of Ariwoola, the next most senior in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court, as the new CJN followed the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammed on health grounds. Justice Ariwoola who was born on August 22, 1958 and appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011. He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2011. He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated from the State High…
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The International Committee of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) has announced that the closing date for submission of entries for its awards, will close on August 5, 2022. A statement by the Communications Officer, Chinonso Ihekire mailed to ASHENEWS on Monday, reminded all artistes, music professionals and other relevant stakeholders within Africa and across the diaspora, to submit their entries for the 2022 AFRIMA edition, before the portal closes on the date. According to the AFRIMA Juror, representing Diaspora Northern America, Hadja Kobele Keita, speaking from Washington DC, United States of America,the award platform would not extend the submission…
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Sunday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the issue of corruption uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) regarding billions of naira and other items found. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director, CISLAC and Head of Transparency International (TI) Chapter in Nigeria made the call in a statement in Abuja . Rafsanjani said that billions of naira cash alongside other luxurious items reportedly uncovered during a recent raid at the home of a military contractor, K. Salam Construction Company, by ICPC in Abuja. He said that there was…
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who is the most senior in the line of Supreme Court Justices, is expected to be sworn-in as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) after the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. Justice Muhammad tendered his resignation on Sunday evening, reportedly on health grounds. The CJN’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Isah Ahuraka confirmed this to newsmen on Monday. Justice Ariwoola who was born on August 22, 1958 and appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011. He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Ibrahim Muhammad, has resigned, ChannelsTV has reported. Justice Muhammad, who resigned on Sunday night, cited ill-health as the reason for his decision. According to reports, arrangements are ongoing to swear in the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. Justice Muhammad has been reported to be seriously ill prior to his resignation. Recall that last week, 14 justices of the Supreme Court had written him a letter to lament the decrepit state of affairs in the apex court. Details later…
Kogi vigilance group on Sunday smashed a kidnapers’ den, killed two of the criminals and rescued two victims. The rescued victims are: Sanni Uwaiti and Ramatu Tukur, both of Toll Gate area, along Okene and Ajoakuta axis. Arms and ammunitions belonging to the kidnappers were also recovered. Mr Abdulrahaman Ohiare, Chairman, Okehi local government area of Kogi, said this in a statement issued in Lokoja by his Special Assistant, Mr King Habib. Ohiare said the two kidnappers met their waterloo during an operation against terrorists carried out by a combined team of the vigilance group and local hunters in the…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has announced the launch of the FirstGem fund (FirstGem loan) a single-digit loan scheme, targeted at female entrepreneurs. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, the bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Ani-Mumuney said that the scheme was exclusively designed to put women at an advantage in contributing to the socio-economic development of the country. “We are delighted with the role our FirstGem product plays in creating an avenue to enlarge the business activities and endeavours of female entrepreneurs across the country. “Our FirstGem value proposition offers real…
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, visited Kigali, Rwanda, where he participated in the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, and also held bilateral talks with world leaders. The Nigerian leader, who returned to Abuja on Sunday, had while in Kigali, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda where he made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to be tolerant of one another and embrace peace for the general good of the society. Buhari toured the permanent exhibitions at the Memorial and laid a wreath at the mass graves where more than 250,000 victims of the genocide were…
The Ebonyi Government says it is reaching out to the family of the individual contacted by Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu (PDP -Enugu West) to donate his kidney to the senator’s ailing daughter. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abakaliki. Orji said the state government was reaching out to David Ukpo’s family, the touted donor who is from the state. “Ukpo’s information to the metropolitan authority of the United Kingdom orchestrated the criminal charge against Ekweremmadu and his wife. “The state government is…
The Nigerian Army says its troops of 302 Regiment and security agencies have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra and Enugu State. Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday, said the raids were carried out in conjunction with operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services and Nigeria Police Force. Nwachukwu said the IPOB/ESN criminals were dislodged on Saturday at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra. He said the troops cleared IPOB fire positions and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)…