You Will Suffer If Judges Are Underpaid – CJN Tells Nigerians The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has said Nigerians would suffer the consequences if judges are deprived of good salaries, allowances and official benefits. Mr Ariwoola stated this on Monday at a public hearing on the plan to increase the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country. The hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters. Mr Ariwoola was represented at the hearing by the Chief Judge of Borno, Kashim Zannah. In his address, the CJN specifically said the demand…
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ECOWAS Parliament Gets New Speaker Information reaching Ibom Focus says that ECOWAS Parliament Gets New Speaker In a matter of days, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will elect a new speaker to lead the regional parliament in its 6th Legislature. The election will be held during the 2024 second extraordinary session in Kano State, North West Nigeria. According to the protocols governing the Legislature, the speaker is to emerge from Togo to where the position has been zoned to based on rotation in alphabetical order. The Togolese delegation was not available…
2023 Elections Threw Up Many Issues For Judiciary — CJN Finally Opens Up The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said the 2023 general elections opened a new vista in the adjudication of political matters and threw up things for the judiciary to review. He spoke at the opening of a two-day workshop for judges on the review of the 2023 election petition tribunals/court and appeals on Monday in Abuja. He said the workshop provides an opportunity to review things that may have been done with the best of intention and professionalism. “No doubt, the adjudication on…
Akpabio To Davido: Don’t Allow Anybody Drag You Into Politics, Gives Reason Senate president, Godswill Akpabio has urged the famous Afrobeat singer, Davido not to allow anyone drag him into politics. Akpabio gave the cautionary advice in Abuja on Monday during the singer’s courtesy visit. Receiving Davido, Akpabio expressed his delight and commended the musician for making the country proud. “For me and for the government of President Bola Tinubu, it’s an inclusive administration, and you must have noticed in my various outings, that we move as one across party lines. “Even though your administration is a PDP, one thing…
Rivers Crisis: Fubara, Wike Finally Reconcile, Move To Work Together Following the Rivers Crisis, Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fubara, Wike Finally Reconcile, Move To Work Together Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to resolve their differences to prevent the political crisis in the state from escalating into a larger regional and national issue. Speaking at the flag-off of the multi-billion-naira Trans-Kalabari Road project at the Nkpor-Aker Road Roundabout in the Rumuolumeni community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Jonathan highlighted the problems…
Nigerian Government Moves To Replace HND With Bachelor Of Technology TVET-awarding institutions will today (Tuesday) debate on the proposal to replace the HND programme with Bachelor of Technology, The PUNCH can confirm. A letter signed by the Director, Human Resources of the National Board of Technical Education, Lawal Hafiz and addressed to all Rectors and Provosts across Nigeria said the meeting would also avail members the opportunity to also renew the call on the Federal Government to assent the bill which seeks to remove the dichotomy between Bachelors degree and Higher National Diploma. The bill is seeking to remove the…
Real Reason We Chose Angola Over Nigeria For $6billion Energy Projects – TotalEnergies CEO The inconsistency in policymaking decisions led to the diversion of the $6billion in energy projects to Angola over Nigeria, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, has explained. Pouyanne, who spoke with panellists of the Africa CEO in Kigali, Rwanda, explained that Angola is a country with a more stable policy framework, which he said every business concerns would first consider before starting investment. Although the oil multinational boss said the Niger Delta is the most productive region in West Africa, he noted that…
BREAKING : Gunmen Storm Abuja Again , Abduct Many residents Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Storm Abuja Again , Abduct Many residents Residents of Dawaki, near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were thrown into chaos after a mass kidnapping incident. According to sources, around 20 people were abducted in the attack, which took place on Frank Opara Street. Tunde Abdulrahim, Chairman of the Dawaki Rock Heaven Community, reported that the heavily armed assailants, numbering about 50 and comprising both men and women, invaded the community around 7:30 pm on Sunday. The bandits broke into six houses,…
BREAKING: Soldiers Arrested For Robbery, Kidnapping, Photos The Nigerian Army authorities have dismissed three soldiers who were arrested by the police for armed robbery and kidnapping. The suspects were identified as LCPL Abdul Musa, CPL Innocent Okwoli and CPL West Isaac. According to military sources, the dismissed soldiers were last month arrested by policemen during an operation with some civilians. They were then handed over to the army authorities for own investigation. Consequently, the soldiers were charged, tried, found guilty and subsequently dismissed from service in line with the provision of the Armed Forces Act Caps A20, Laws of the…
BREAKING: 24 Hours After President Raisi’s Death Earthquake Hits Iran A 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit Malayer in the Hamedan province of Western Iran on Monday. No immediate reports of amage or casualties have been recorded. The development comes amidst the nation’s grief following the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi in an helicopter crash on Sunday. Iran has been plunged into deep mourning after Raisi died in a helicopter crash Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has also declared a five-day period of national mourning to honour the late president and members of his entourage. The earthquake occurred at 08:20:52…