Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, sworn in 62 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in Abuja. Some of the lawyers conferred with the SAN rank were, Mustapha Ibrahim, Ikani Kanu-Agabi and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyers Sylvanus Tahir and Rotimi Oyedepo. The CJN urged the new SANs to…

Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, commited the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister-court judgement reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired, back to work. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling on the contempt proceedings filed by Okoli’s lawyer, Arinze…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied the rumours making the rounds that it had plans  to introduce N5,000 denomination note, saying ,there is nothing of such.  The Director, Currency Operations of CBN,Ahmed Umar, made the clarification at a three-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), for members of the Financial Correspondents Association…

Police Operatives in  Enugu State Command have arrested a total of seventeen (17) criminal suspects, including one  female in  possession of firearm, a native doctor who shot and killed his client while testing the  protection charm he prepared for him.  According to statement made available by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP…

Police Operatives serving in Iwollo Division of Enugu police Command, in synergy with Neighborhood Watch personnel and Forest Guards, at about 10am on Saturday, 24/12/2022, rescued in a forest at Akama-Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government Area, 3 male and 1 female victims, reported to have been kidnapped along 9th-Mile/Eke/Akama-Oghe Road, on 23/12/2022 at about 8pm….

Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians should use the Christmas to reflect on numerous achievements of the APC as it performed beyond expectations. Eneukwu said this in his Christmas message issued to newsmen as part of the party’s commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ….

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged Nigerians not to loose faith in God ,noting that no matter what Nigeria is passing through, God is with us This was contained in his 2022 Christmas message. The full text: 1: Christmas is here. Let us all rejoice and be glad. Christmas is not…

By Maureen Ikpeama A female lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, has been shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Lekki, Lagos.The ASP is attached to Ajiwe Police Station.It was gathered that the ASP fled the scene immediately but was later arrested and detained The state Police Public Relations Officer,, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin…

Kidnappers have killed three abducted siblings and a motorcyclist after collecting N60million ransom from the siblings’ father in Taraba State. The incident occurred at a forest near Garin Dogo in Lau Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. It was gathered that three of the victims were of the same parents and were abducted…

Seven persons have died and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Bikers Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualty. He said that the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri in Calabar  He listed the number…