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Justice Walter Onnoghen has been inaugurated as the 17 Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). His inauguration ceremony was performed by Acting President . The inauguration was witnessed by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; former CJNs, members of the Federal Executive Council; Justices of the Supreme Court and members of Onnoghen’s family, among others. Shortly after taking his oath …

BENIN CITY-   Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo, yesterday, at the stakeholders meeting of oil producing communities in Benin, Edo State, said that the elites in the Niger Delta have over the years deprived the people the opportunity to enjoy the benefit of oil in their communities. He vowed that the Federal Government will henceforth, deal directly with the communities and not …

Abuja, Nigeria – No fewer than two journalists have gone into hiding following harassment from Chadian National Security Agency (ANS) officers in recent weeks, and another was detained and forced to apologize for his work, according media watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists. Chadian domestic intelligence officers should cease harassing and attempting to intimidate journalists, the organization said on Monday. …

By Committee to Protect Journalists New York – A court in the Mexican state Oaxaca convicted Jorge Armando Santiago Martinez of murdering Marcos Hernández Bautista, a reporter for the daily Noticias, Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the March 3 conviction and called on authorities to prosecute all involved in the crime. The court in …

Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo’s meeting on Monday with the Edo State government and the oil producing communities in the state was temporarily disrupted by some protesters. The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, broke into the venue of the meeting at the Samuel Ogbemudia College (formerly the New Era College), Benin City, and demanded a fair treatment for …

The Nigerian presidency has warned its citizens not to travel to the US amid ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries. Nigeria is not on the list of six countries affected by Mr Trump’s so-called travel ban executive order, but the special assistant to the President on foreign affairs and the diaspora said in …

(CNN)President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday laying out a new travel ban after widespread criticism of his previous one. Here is the full executive order: Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, …

(CNN)   President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January’s previous order. The new travel ban comes six weeks after Trump’s original executive order was rolled out to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide, and eventually blocked by a federal court. The new version exempts people who hold …

A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted former Governor of the state, Bala James Ngilari for failing to adhere to the procurement laws of the state. In a 75-minute long ruling, Justice Nathan Musa found the former governor guilty of four charges, and discharged him on one, which bordered on conspiracy. The judge discharged and acquitted former Secretary …

Twelve Naira notes vendors have been arrested in a joint raid by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and Operatives of Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba. Mint Naira notes in different denominations were recovered from the vendors, all women, who were arrested at event centres and bus stops in different parts of the state. …