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The comfirmed Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, said he would ensure the independence of the judiciary to check the rate of corruption in the country. He gave the assurance while responding to questions from senators while being screened for confirmation at the Senate on Wednesday in Abuja. “I assure you that I will not compromise my integrity, and …

Justice Gabriel Kolawole, of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will, on March 10, decide on an application seeking to amend the suit challenging the election of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The plaintiff, Senator Umaru Dahiru, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for the 2015 election, in the originating summons, is seeking Tambuwal’s removal from …

Trial Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, struck-out six out of the eleven count criminal charges the Federal Government preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and three others. In a ruling, Justice Nyako held that the six charges were not supported by the proof of …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The confirmation came after a screening exercise conducted for the nominee by the Committee of the Whole. President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the new CJN on his appointment.   (Punch)

The Senate, on Tuesday, received a motion to name the airport in Benin City, Edo State, after the late Oba of Benin Kingdom, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Oba Erediauwa. The airport is to be named as ‘Oba Erediauwa Airport.’ The move was based on a motion moved by Senator Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South), titled, ‘Befittingly Renaming the Federal Airport, Benin City, …

Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress was closely watched around the world. Here’s what overseas media outlets made of it early Tuesday. Great Britain Opinion was divided in the U.K., where Prime Minister Theresa May is eager to forge closer ties with the U.S. as it prepares to depart from the European Union. A columnist for the left-leaning Guardian newspaper …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal government of Nigeria has said that it will continue to partner with a broad coalition of NGOs, Civil Society Organizations, to recover all assets stolen and stashed away locally and abroad. The Attorney General and Federal Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Mallami stated this at a Roundtable talk on Asset Recovery …

Donald Trump has accused former president Barack Obama and his “people” of organizing the demonstrations that have roiled city streets, airports and town halls during the first weeks of his presidency. In an interview with Fox and Friends, which aired on Tuesday morning in the US, the president also suggested Obama and his allies were behind the leaks of classified …

Ms Amina Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres administered the oath of office to Mohammed. “I want to say that I am extremely, very, very proud that you accepted to join our team. Thank …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that students awaiting their O’level results will no longer be able to secure admission into higher institutions. In a statement by its spokesperson, JAMB also announced the introduction of fourth choice of higher institution during application by candidates. The statement reads thus : “In the cause of conducting admission exercise, many …