As part of the programmes lined up to formally herald the 2024/2025 legal year of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will swear in 87 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday at the main courtroom of the Court. A statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Festus Akande…
Manchester City chances of winning a fifth consecutive Premier League title have been dealt a huge blow following news that midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. City manager Pep Guardiola said the Spain international, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in last week’s 2-2 draw with…
At least eight people have been killed in an inter-cult clash in the Awarra and Ochia communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. A community leader was quoted as saying that the inability of the state government to provide security to check the deadly onslaught of the cultists in the communities was worrisome…
The Federal Government has suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. This is coming amid an audio leak indicating that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail, was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. This…
The wife of Akwa Ibom state Governor Patience Umo Eno has died The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He…
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. AlAccording to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April 2018. Delivering the judgement which lasted three and half…
Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane has retired from football at the age of 31. Varane joined Italian club Como on a free transfer in July but suffered a knee injury on his debut against Sampdoria last month. The centre-back says he will stay at Como in a non-playing role. “I…
A group of monkeys reportedly intervened to save a six-year-old girl from an attempted sexual assault in Baghpat, a city in India. According to the report, the incident which occurred on Saturday has left the community stunned and authorities scrambling to apprehend the accused. According to the girl’s parents, an unidentified man lured their daughter,…
Barcelona goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen has had a successful knee surgery on Monday after suffering a ruptured patella tendon during Sunday’s La Liga victory against Villarreal. The German international was carried off on a stretcher during the first half after his right knee buckled as he landed while catching the ball. No timescale…
The Abia State Government has stated that it will commence payment of the new minimum wage from October. The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing the press on the outcome of the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti. He stated the payment, “will…
