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…
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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)…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad has advised citizens of the state to acquire guns to protect themselves against bandit terrorists. A special government announcement issued by the state commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara on Sunday, also directed the state commissioner of police to issue license to willing and qualified individuals. According to the statement, the state government has already concluded arrangements to distribute 500 forms to each of the 19 Emirates in the state for those willing to obtain guns to defend themselves. Read the full announcement below: Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazilian-returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi. Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. He stated that the suspect was nabbed on June 20 upon arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa. He added that the suspect had swallowed 50 wraps of cocaine before departing Brazil and excreted 48…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), says it is implementing infrastructure projects worth 11.5 billion dollars in West Africa. Ms Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Director-General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office of the Bank, said this in an interview on Sunday. Akin-Olugbade said that 39 per cent of the investment which represented $4.5 billion was for transport infrastructure, while 19 per cent representing $2.1 billion was for investments in energy infrastructure. The director-general who said the total investment excluded projects in Nigeria, said that $0.65 billion was for investments in water and sanitation. She listed the countries benefitting from some…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), says it is working with ECOWAS through the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to develop the energy market. According to the bank, the aim is to ensure improved quality and quantity of energy supplied to West Africa. Ms Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Director-General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office of the Bank, said this in an interview on Sunday. The WAPP is a specialised agency of ECOWAS. It covers 14 of the 15 countries of the regional economic community (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,…