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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has appointed the son of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayoode Ariwoola, as a judge of the Federal High Court. In a statement on Friday by the Director of Information of the NJC, Soji Oye, said the new judge was appointed alongside one Grand Kadi, 23 judges of the Federal High Court, and four …

A Federal High Court in Kano has fixed July 21 for the hearing of the application filed by the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to stop the investigation into the alleged dollar bribery videos. The former governor had filed the application for the “enforcement of his fundamental human rights to a fair hearing, private and family life …

Barely 24 hours after a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the release of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from detention, another court has nullified his arrest, detention, and interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a judgment upon an Originating Motion on Notice brought before the Court …

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has summoned ex-Governor Abdullahi for questioning over the controversial dollar videos. In 2017, Daily Nigerian, an online publication, released some videos of Ganduje allegedly collecting contractor kickbacks. The ex-governor had denied the allegation, saying the videos were doctored. But speaking Wednesday at a one-day public dialogue on ‘Anti-Corruption Crusade in Kano’, …

The national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced that its National Vice President, Engr. Munnir Atiku Lamido, is missing. The National PRO, MACBAN, Alhaji Muhammad Nura Abdullahi, raised the alarm in a statement on Friday. “We wish to bring to the notice of the general public and the security agencies that Engr. Munnir …

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge Timothy Black meted out the punishment, the maximum under …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed new Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of Police and Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service. This is contained in a statement Monday evening by Mr. Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The statement said the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller General of Customs are to …

An Abuja high court has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to immediately grant the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers and family members. The order followed an application filed by Counsel to Emefiele, Mr J.B. Daudu (SAN). Daudu informed the court that he had written letters to …

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has admitted in evidence, additional video evidence that was tendered by the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi. The video recording, which was played in the open court on Friday, after it was admitted as an exhibit, was brought on the strength of a subpoena that the Justice …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has apologised to the Muslim community for his comment regarding the election of the 10th Assembly leaders. During a meeting with lawmakers in the buildup to the National Assembly election, Shettima had said, “Under the current dispensation, the worst incompetent Southern Christian is better than the most puritanical Northern Muslim for the Presidency of the Senate of …