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Nigerian judiciary in the court of the righteous judge
I became conscious of the Nigerian judiciary in the days of the late Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu, the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, who hailed from my home state, Benue. I remember vividly many years after that my consciousness was not based on good reasons but negative ones, as it has become commonplace in the
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I became conscious of the Nigerian judiciary in the days of the late Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu, the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, who hailed from my home state, Benue. I remember vividly many years after that my consciousness was not based on good reasons but negative ones, as it has become commonplace in the
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- January 21, 2025
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Cricket: Nigeria savour New Zealand U-19 Women’s W’Cup win
Nigeria’s female U-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, have been pumped up by their two runs win over 2023 semi-finalists, New Zealand, as they marked their ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup debut in style on Monday, The PUNCH reports. Having seen their first game, which was supposed to be against Samoa, washed
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Nigeria’s female U-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, have been pumped up by their two runs win over 2023 semi-finalists, New Zealand, as they marked their ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup debut in style on Monday, The PUNCH reports. Having seen their first game, which was supposed to be against Samoa, washed
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- January 21, 2025
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Milan ready to offload Chukwueze
AC Milan are willing to offload Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze this month as new manager Sergio Conceicao plans a winter revolution at the San Siro, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Sportitalia via Sportmediaset on Monday, the Portuguese tactician would not oppose Chukwueze’s departure. Despite being Milan’s most expensive signing in the summer of
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AC Milan are willing to offload Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze this month as new manager Sergio Conceicao plans a winter revolution at the San Siro, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Sportitalia via Sportmediaset on Monday, the Portuguese tactician would not oppose Chukwueze’s departure. Despite being Milan’s most expensive signing in the summer of
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- January 21, 2025
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Boniface returns to Leverkusen training
Nigeria striker Victor Boniface is back in training for Bayer Leverkusen after spending almost two months on the sidelines with a thigh injury, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The German champions shared a picture of the player working out on the grass on Monday with the caption, “Look who’s back.” Boniface has been injured since November
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Nigeria striker Victor Boniface is back in training for Bayer Leverkusen after spending almost two months on the sidelines with a thigh injury, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The German champions shared a picture of the player working out on the grass on Monday with the caption, “Look who’s back.” Boniface has been injured since November
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- January 21, 2025
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Kemi Badenoch will soon learn her lessons, says ex-minister Akinyemi
A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has berated the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, over her latest denigration of Nigeria. The former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs said Badenoch was wrong for denigrating Nigeria on the global stage to advance her political career. Speaking during an
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A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has berated the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, over her latest denigration of Nigeria. The former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs said Badenoch was wrong for denigrating Nigeria on the global stage to advance her political career. Speaking during an
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- January 21, 2025
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Delta poly, probe panel differ on payroll audit
A crisis is currently rocking Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state, following the report of a committee which allegedly uncovered fraud running into millions of naira in the institution. The Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution, Mr Paul Adingwupu, on August 19, 2024, inaugurated a
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A crisis is currently rocking Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state, following the report of a committee which allegedly uncovered fraud running into millions of naira in the institution. The Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution, Mr Paul Adingwupu, on August 19, 2024, inaugurated a
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- January 21, 2025
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Beyond mourning tanker explosion victims
SATURDAY’S tanker explosion at Dikko, Gurara LGA, Niger State, which claimed 98 lives is another grievous reminder of how the Nigerian government has repeatedly failed its citizens. Scores of people were also injured, and properties were destroyed. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the victims were buried in a mass grave. Shortly after the
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SATURDAY’S tanker explosion at Dikko, Gurara LGA, Niger State, which claimed 98 lives is another grievous reminder of how the Nigerian government has repeatedly failed its citizens. Scores of people were also injured, and properties were destroyed. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the victims were buried in a mass grave. Shortly after the
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- January 21, 2025
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Import licence: Court adjourns Dangote refinery’s N100bn suit against marketers
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned until January 30 to hear a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and six others. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the new date following an application by the plaintiff’s counsel, George Ibrahim (SAN), who sought
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned until January 30 to hear a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and six others. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the new date following an application by the plaintiff’s counsel, George Ibrahim (SAN), who sought
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- January 21, 2025
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Ex-AMCON MD, others arraigned for alleged N76bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned the former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline of N76bn and $31.5m. Other defendants arraigned alongside Kuru are a former Receiver Manager of Arik Airline Ltd, Kamilu Omokide; Chief Executive Officer of the airline,
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned the former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline of N76bn and $31.5m. Other defendants arraigned alongside Kuru are a former Receiver Manager of Arik Airline Ltd, Kamilu Omokide; Chief Executive Officer of the airline,
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- January 21, 2025
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Tanker explosions: Doctors demand stricter rules as 366 killed in five months
Public health physicians have asked the federal and state governments to enforce stricter regulations to avert needless deaths from tanker explosions which have killed no fewer than 366 people in the past five months. While lamenting that the current regulations were inadequate to prevent such accidents, the physicians called for immediate reforms to reduce the
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Public health physicians have asked the federal and state governments to enforce stricter regulations to avert needless deaths from tanker explosions which have killed no fewer than 366 people in the past five months. While lamenting that the current regulations were inadequate to prevent such accidents, the physicians called for immediate reforms to reduce the
