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Buhari This Afternoon Swore In Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed As Acting Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Acting CJN, Muhammad currently presides over Supreme Court

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, is currently presiding over a five-man panel of the Supreme Court which resumed sitting today.

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Walter Onnoghen

Onnoghen was Atiku, PDP’s hope of rigging presidential election – APC alleges

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC said the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has continued to whine over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Walter Onnoghen because the opposition party had planned to use the top jurist to get back to power at all costs. National Publicity […]

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Gov. Wike Nyesom

2019 election, Nigeria’s opportunity to end dictatorship – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said that Nigerians have the best opportunity to end dictatorship during the forthcoming presidential election. Speaking during a Special Holy Mass at Catholic Institute of West Africa, CIWA, on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Wike said the forthcoming election is an opportunity to liberate Nigeria. He said the failures […]

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Jimi Agbaje

Sanwo-Olu, Agbaje shuned BBC Lagos governorship debate

Ahead of Lagos State Governorship election, All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his People’s Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Jimi Agbaje, yesterday, shunned British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, debate, organised for governorship candidates. Both candidates were among the six contestants voted for during a poll conducted by the media organisation. Candidates present at the debate […]

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Endgame Approaching For Nigeria’s Old Guard?

CJN Suspension: US, UK, EU statements driven by unfounded position: Presidency

The Federal Government last night said that the statements made by the United States, US, the United Kingdom, UK and the European Union, EU, on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen were driven by unfounded assumptions. The Presidency also told the three bodies not to be hasty in taking […]

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Nigeria’s Buhari starts presidential election campaign

CJN’s suspension: Buhari has shown no regard for unity, citizens of Nigeria – YDP Chairman

National chairman of Young Democratic Party, YDP, Mrs. Georgina Dakpokpo, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Dakpokpo in a statement, weekend, said it was about the third act in recent times that had shown the president’s disregard for Nigerians, the constitution and the well-being […]

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President Buhari on Jan. 25 2019 Swore In Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed As Acting Chief Justice Of Nigeria

No CCB/CCT act permitting Buhari to hire, fire CJN, says Ozekhome

Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome has explained that contrary to insinuations making the rounds that he backed the removal of ex-CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido by former President Goodluck Jonathan and that the Onnoghen case is similar, there is no equivalent section under the CCB/CCT Act, permitting the President to capriciously and […]

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Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari denies condemning Onnoghen’s suspension

The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has denied condemning the recent suspension of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen. Mrs Buhari in a statement through her Director, Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna, on Sunday in Abuja, described the news making rounds that she condemned Onnoghen’s removal as fake. “The attention of wife of […]

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Jimi Agbaje

Agbaje blasted APC for corruption in Lagos concession

Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, OON, has blasted vested interests in the state for corruption on the matter of land acquisition and compensations. Agbaje said the trend had been for the ruling forces dominating state affairs in the last 19 years to shortchange land owners and resell […]

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Buhari suspends CJN Walter Onnoghen

SERAP gives NJC 5 days to take over CJN Onnoghen’s case

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open petition to the Next-In-Rank to the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) urging the NJC “to immediately take over from the Code of Conduct Tribunal the case of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen with a view to setting up a committee to […]

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I Fulfilled Over 90% Of My First Term Campaign Promises Badaru

‘I fulfilled over 90% of my first term campaign promises’

The Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar said his administration fulfilled over 90 percent of his 2015 campaigns made to electorate before his first term election. The governor made the disclosure on Sunday at Ringim town the headquarter of Ringim local government area in the state while addressing political crowd during his campaign visit […]

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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Kayode Fayemi speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters in Abuja

Ekiti to arrest parents of pupils found hawking

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that the state will henceforth arrest parents of pupils found hawking during school hours. The governor, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, made this known on Sunday in Ado Ekiti. The governor gave the warning while meeting with stakeholders in the education sector at […]

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