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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – At least four persons, including two suspected kidnappers died when gunmen abducted and killed the parish priest of St Michael Catholic church, Rev. Fr Christopher Odia last Sunday in lkhabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state. According to reports, the Rev Father was in his rectory and about to go out …

President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday. Buhari’s digital media aide Bashir Amhad disclosed this in a tweet. Justice Ariwoola will replace Justice Tanko Mohammed who resigned from his position as CJN on Monday. He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2011. He was a …

Weeks after Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State governor emerged as presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), intrigues and infightings within the party has stalled efforts to select his substantive running mate. Tinubu had chosen a placeholder, Kabiru Masari, in order to beat the deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). However, the choice of a substantive …

Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said the era when ethnic nationalities in three Warri councils clashed over differences is over, stressing that he would do everything to promote peace and inter ethnic harmony in Delta State. The Olu spoke during the third edition of Aghofe Ghigho cultural ceremony to usher in Omadino community as new palace keepers. Every …

The recent off-season Ekiti State governorship election was blighted by vote buying, among other malpractices. Vote buying has become an obscene phenomenon that increases in every election in Nigeria without any decisive official response to counteract it. This bodes ill for the 2023 general elections which might end up being decided by the size of the ‘bribe budget’ rather than …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria,  Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad may have resigned on health grounds.  According to a report monitored on Arise  News Channel, two impeccable sources at the Supreme Court have anonymously confirmed  that the CJN has resigned.  Last year, Justice Muhammad was reported to have travelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to treat an undisclosed ailment.  …

The Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Christopher Odia, who was abducted, yesterday, morning at Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, has been found dead. Director of Social Communications Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, announced this in a statement last night. “With heavy hearts but with total submission to the will of God, …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the recruitment of additional 500 men for the state’s Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), code-named Amotekun Corps. Makinde disclosed this, at the weekend, during a security meeting with local council chairmen, vice chairmen, heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and other stakeholders at the House of Chiefs Secretariat in Ibadan. He said the …

The government also directed those who are not interested in the elongation to apply for retirement from service, in line with the existing rules. The Nigerian government has reiterated that the approved retirement age and years of service for teachers “apply to all education officers, irrespective of their posting”. In a new circular signed by the permanent secretary of the Federal …

•Says Obi, Kwankwaso, Osinbajo would ‘ve been good, if… •Notes Nigeria’s in big trouble; it’s corruption selling nomination for N100m •Laments silence of elders to get Nigeria working again Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the present crop of presidential candidates cannot fix Nigeria. Though he gave what would pass for a fair assessment …