FULL LIST: CJN Ariwoola Approves Nomination Of Wike’s Wife, 21 Others As New Appeal Court Judges The President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice M.B Dongban-Mensem has requested the appointment of 22 new Justices to the Court of Appeal, which include the wife of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers Judicial Council is on the list of nominees priority nominees sent to the Federal Judicial Council Commission. This follows the creation of vacancies by the elevation and retirement of some Justices of the Court of Appeal. It was learnt that…
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BREAKING: Fresh Crisis Looms As Rivers Assembly Overrides Fubara, Passes LG Bill Into Law Another political crisis is looming in Rivers State as the House of Assembly has passed the local government Amendment Bill into law without the assent of the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The Assembly on Monday, April 22, defied the state High Court’s order directing the status quo on the issue of elongating the tenure of elected local government officials, which formed part of the amendment. The House was said to have also screened and confirmed members of the chairman and other members of the Assembly Service…
Abuja Chinese Supermarket Shuts Doors The Abuja-based Chinese supermarket criticised for refusing to allow Nigerians to shop in its facility is currently closed. Our correspondent who arrived at the premises on Monday at 9.10 am observed that the grocery store was closed with an anti-theft padlock. Earlier on Sunday, Nigerians had expressed outrage over a discriminatory policy implemented by the Chinese Supermarket, which restricted entry exclusively to its citizens and barred Nigerians. The supermarket situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce, along Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Road in Abuja, is acclaimed as a destination for Chinese cuisine and beverages. When…
Boko Haram Bomb Experts Surrender To MNJTF Two Terrorists said to be Boko Haram bomb experts surrendered to the Nigerian Army on Sunday. A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama in a post on X on Monday, said the terrorists identified as Abubakar Mohammed (alias Garba), 19 and Bana Modu, 13 surrendered to the Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Monguno, Borno State. Zagazola, who shared pictures of the suspects, said the arrest marked a notable success in the ongoing campaign to dismantle Boko Haram’s operations in the region. “During a preliminary investigation, Mohammed and Modu…
Tinubu Moves To Take Fresh Loan President Bola Tinubu’s administration on Saturday said Nigeria had secured a single-digit interest loan worth $2.25 billion from the World Bank. He said the package offers a 40-year term with a 10-year moratorium and a nominal 1 percent interest rate. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, made this known in Washington DC, the United States during a press briefing at the end of Nigeria’s activities at the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring meeting. He said Nigeria has qualified for “a total package of $2.25 billion,” which he described as the “closest you can get…
BREAKING: Fresh Rocks APC As Party Suspends Ganduje Again The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano has taken a fresh twist as a new ward executives emerged from Ganduje Ward and issued a fresh suspension to the embattled national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje. It was reported that the leadership of APC at Mr Ganduje’s hometown had suspended the former governor of the state over allegations of corruption. However, the party, at state level, voided the suspension and vowed to sanction those behind what it described as purported suspension after it also disowned them. But,…
BREAKING: Fleeing Binance Executive Arrested Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fleeing Binance Executive Arrested The Kenya Police Service has nabbed fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the matter confirmed the development to our correspondent on Sunday night. One of the sources said, “Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be extradited to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL.” Another source noted, “As we had said before that Anjarwalla would be extradited, he has…
Currency Mutilatioπ: Internet On Fire As Video Of Couple’s Customised N200 Notes A video circulating on social media on Sunday has revealed N200 notes customised with the picture and names of a couple. The N200 notes labelled “Wedding Republic of Nigeria” in place of the “Central Bank of Nigeria,” bears the date 26-03-2023, along with the names, Emwinghare and Adazee. The Central Bank of Nigeria has strict regulations against tampering with the country’s currency, deeming it “mutilation” and punishable by law. However, this customisation has drawn mixed reactions from netizens. While some condemned the act as a form of naira…
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Supermarket Where Nigerians Are Not Allowed To Shop In Abuja Management of a Chinese supermarket located in the Federal Capital Tarritory, Abuja, does not allow Nigerians to shop in the facility, PUNCH Online’s investigation has revealed. The supermarket situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce, along Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Road in Abuja, is acclaimed as a destination for Chinese cuisine and beverages. When our correspondent visited the supermarket to confirm the authenticity of the claim on Sunday, security personnel at the gate confirmed that the management of the store gave the directive at the beginning of the…
JAMB Officials In Trouble Over Confrontation With Hijab-wearing Candidate The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for asking a hijab-wearing female Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate to remove her headcover before entrance to the exam hall. This is contained in a statement signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday. The statement, which was in reaction to publications on some news platforms titled ‘RE: LAGOS CENTRE STOPS HIJAB-WEARING CANDIDATES AS UTME COMMENCES,’ said the incident was instantly resolved with the female candidate being allowed to sit…