Month: June 2022
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Lagos Police Confirms Arrest of Two Herdsmen For Allegedly Stabbing Man To Death Over Death of Cow
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two herdsmen on Monday for allegedly stabbing a man to death in protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of the state. Report has it that, the herders were crossing the expressway with their cattle when a commercial bus crushed…
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How Three Siblings Drowned in Lagos Estate Pool – Eyewitness
A relative of the family whose three children drowned in a pool in the Ajah area of Lagos has made clarification on the devastating development adding that, the incident happened at the estate pool and not the parents’ home pool. The relative, who simply gave his name as Manuel, further clarified that the parents of…
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Atiku Reacts To Resignation of Tanko Muhammad, as CJN, Sends Message To Acting Chief Justice, Ariwoola
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the immediate-past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, for his service to the nation. This is even as Atiku, a former vice president of Nigeria, also assured the newly appointed acting CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, of his commitment to…
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One Year After, Police Parade Suspected Killer of Ahmed Gulak
The Imo State Police Command has paraded one Anosike Chimobi as one of the suspected killers of a former Political Adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Barrister Ahmed Gulak. Gulak was murdered on his way to the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the State capital on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The 38-year-old Anosike Chimobi hails from…
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PDP’s BOT Chair Threatens To Expose Obasanjo Over Remark on Atiku
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, has threatened to expose former President Olusegun Obasanjo if the latter fails to clarify the statements credited to him on the PDP presidential candidate and former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in 48 hours. Senator Jibrin said he will be left with…
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Saudi Varsity Honors UNILORIN Professor
The Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia, has honoured Prof. AbdulRazzaq Alaro, Head of the Department of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin, as one of its 10 most outstanding alumni. Mr Alaro received his Bachelor’s, Diploma in Education, Master’s and doctorate degrees from the Saudi Arabian institution in 1993, 1997 and 2002, respectively. The University…
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Meet Oyo-born Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola (Read his Profile Here)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. His promotion comes after erstwhile Chief Justice, Tanko Mohammed resigned, citing ill-health. Ariwoola was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011. He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011…
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7-year-old Kid Reportedly Breaks Into House in Ibadan, Steals Two Phones, N4,000
A seven-year-old kid was on Thursday caught after he broke into a house in the Olomi area of Ibadan, Oyo State, stealing two phones and N4,000. The boy, who is in basic one was reported to have also cooked rice, ate all the meat in the pot and drank the milk found there. Saturday Tribune…
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I’m Capable of Succeeding Deputy Governor of Rivers State – Tonto Dikeh
Actress turned politician, Tonto Dikeh says she has never failed with leadership and therefore, believes she is capable of succeeding as Deputy Governor of Rivers State. Dikeh made the comments on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics while speaking of her candidacy under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to her, contrary to speculations and despite her…
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Justice Ariwoola To Take Over, as CJN Muhammad Resigns
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will later today Monday be sworn-in as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) after the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad from the exalted Judicial position, Leadership Newspaper reports . CJN’s spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, confirmed the resignation of his principal to LEADERSHIP on Monday morning. Feelers said the swearing-in of the…