Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Judicial Council has recommended the dismissal of two judges to President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement by the Director of Information of the NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, on Thursday, the dismissed judges are, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court and Justice James Agbadu-Fishim of the National Industrial […] …
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ICYMI: Ambode did well in office, but he isn’t a good party man –Tinubu
Oladimeji Ramon The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday that though Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has done well in office, he has not been a good party man. For this reason, Tinubu said, the party has decided to withdraw support for the governor who wished to go […] …
UPDATED: Labour suspends strike
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike following promises by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum wage on October 4. The suspension of the warning strike takes effect from today. Announcing the decision in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated that […] …
Lagos APC primary: My opponent not credible, says Ambode
Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday alleged that his opponent in the 2019 governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress is not fit to rule the state. Ambode, who is fighting to return to Alausa come May 2019, addressed a press conference at Government House, Alausa, Ikeja, where he revealed that […] …
Tight security as Okowa, Ibori, others attend PDP gov primary in Delta
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The Delta State governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party holding at Cenotaph ground in Asaba, the state capital, has begun amid tight security. Incumbent Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is the only aspirant for the governorship ticket of the PDP in the state. The primary election is being attended by Governor Okowa, his […] …
FIBA World Cup: USA beat Nigeria’s D’Tigress 71-40
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have crashed out of the FIBA Women’s World Cup holding in Spain, after the USA team beat them 71-40. According to the FIBA Liveblog, D’Tigress started the game on a winning note as they held USA to nine points in the first quarter, the first time ever that happened to USA in World […] …
Osun rerun, embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy – Saraki
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has reiterated that the recently conducted supplementary election in Osun State was a charade and an embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki, who is the Chairman of the […] …
Gunmen kill nine family members in Jos
Unidentified gunmen have allegedly killed a family of nine in Rukuba road community of Jos North Local Government Area, a development that sparked tension in the community and other parts of Jos metropolis. A resident of the area, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria, that the gunmen attacked the community on Thursday […] …
Strike cripples govt, banks, schools’ activities in Lagos
Government offices, banks and public schools were on Thursday closed in Lagos State as the organised labour began its strike over delay by Federal Government in concluding negotiation on a new minimum wage. The enforcement teams of the organised labour set out from Ikeja to the State Secretariat, Alausa, at 7:20 am and workers who […] …
Adultery no longer a crime, India’s top court rules
Adultery is no longer a crime, India’s top court ruled on Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail terms unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. It was the second legal decision this month reflecting a more liberal outlook in Indian society with the Supreme Court having on September 6 scrapped a ban […] …