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Ethiopia announced on Friday three days of mourning following a devastating landslide in a southern remote part of the country where more than 250 people lost their lives. Rescuers are continuing the grim search for bodies in the tiny locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, while distraught survivors bury those who perished in the disaster, the
President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to approve Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. This was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday. Justice Kekere-Ekun has been acting as the CJN since August following Justice Olukayode Ariwoola’s retirement. President Tinubu had
Tinubu asks Senate to confirm Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to approve Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.
This was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday.
Justice Kekere-Ekun has been acting as the CJN since August following Justice Olukayode Ariwoola’s retirement. President Tinubu had sworn her in temporarily.
In his letter, Tinubu referenced Section 231(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, which gave the President the authority to appoint the CJN upon recommendations from the National Judicial Council, NJC, subject to Senate confirmation.
The President expressed faith in Kekere-Ekun and urged the Senate to act promptly.
“I hereby forward the nomination of Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, CON, for confirmation as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. I trust that this request will receive the Senate’s prompt consideration and approval,” Tinubu stated in his letter.
Akpabio referred the nomination to the Committee of the Whole for deliberation, which is expected to take place on Wednesday.
The Peoples Democratic Party has officially rejected the Edo State Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. During a press conference in Abuja, PDP acting National Chairman Umar Damagum on Monday called on concerned Nigerians to support the party’s rejection of the election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Saturday
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The Peoples Democratic Party has officially rejected the Edo State Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. During a press conference in Abuja, PDP acting National Chairman Umar Damagum on Monday called on concerned Nigerians to support the party’s rejection of the election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Saturday
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State command, has found an eight-year-old boy, identified as Divine Chisimdi Onyejiaka, who was said to have fled his home to avoid being disciplined by his mother. In a press statement on Monday, the Head, Media and Tactical Ops, NSCDC, Anambra Command, Okadigbo Edwin, said Onyejiaka was
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State command, has found an eight-year-old boy, identified as Divine Chisimdi Onyejiaka, who was said to have fled his home to avoid being disciplined by his mother. In a press statement on Monday, the Head, Media and Tactical Ops, NSCDC, Anambra Command, Okadigbo Edwin, said Onyejiaka was