The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Friday recommended 23 nominees for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. Those who made the list include , According to a statement from council spokesman, Soyi Oje on Friday night, Mr. Kayode Ariwoola Jnr, son of Chief Justice Kayode Ariwoola, is in the list. The recommendation for the appointments was …

A Borno State High Court has sentenced a man, Danladi Mohammed to one-year imprisonment after convicting him of fraud. In a statement on Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said that Mohammed was jailed following his conviction on one count of criminal misappropriation of N7.6 million. He converted proceeds of 8,000 pieces of camping lanterns, which he claimed were …

Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, on Friday in Lagos, reminded the Igbo people that the occasional brickbats with their Yoruba neighbours is uncalled for. At the Second All Markets Conference of Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association at Festival Hotel in Lagos. Okonkwo said that the Igbo must avoid merchants of violence who sow seeds of discord …

A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to Channels Television, the incident happened on Friday evening, while the aircraft was on a routine training exercise. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said that two pilots onboard the aircraft survived and were being observed in a military …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged the Federal Government to release pro-Biafran leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to end insecurity in the South-East region. IPoB has also once again dissociated itself from the violent enforcement of the sit-at-home order across the South-East. The proscribed group pointed out that if the Federal Government really wants insecurity to end in …

The Ondo State Government said it has set up a nine-man committee on palliatives that would work out the strategies to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal in the state. The government said the constitution of the committee was part of the decision taken at the state executive council meeting held on Thursday in Akure, the state capital, presided …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reappointed two media aides – Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi. The duo’s appointments were approved by the governor in separate letters to them, signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the HoS, the two appointments take immediate effect. A celebrity digital media influencer and strategist, Gawat served as the …

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has warned the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream One prospective corps members, against violating the Scheme’s rules and regulations. He noted that corps members who failed to keep to the rules of the scheme be appropriately sanctioned. This is even as the DG urged the corps …

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has commenced the review of the draft handbook on citizenship administration in Nigeria. This was as the ministry denied increasing the cost of obtaining a Citizenship Expatriate Resident Alien Card. The government was reacting to speculations on social media that the card cost had increased from $2,000 to $3,000. In a statement …

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, swore in Justice Matilda Ayemieye as the fourth substantive Chief Judge of the state. Prior to her swearing-in on Thursday, Justice Ayemieye had served as Chief Judge in an acting capacity for about six months, following the retirement of his predecessor, Justice Kate Abiri last 16th January. A statement issued by the …