Four judicial officers have been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the supreme court. Two out of the four nominees were part of the panel that dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar’s petition which challenged the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2019 poll. The National Judicial Council (NJC)…
Tech giants Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are among 52 major companies that have denounced Trump’s restrictions on employment-based visas. Back in June, Trump signed into law a series of new restrictions on visas that prevents foreign workers from coming into the United States, saying the high unemployment caused by the Coronavirus pandemic was an opportunity…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 453 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in the country on Wednesday August 12. A breakdown of the new cases across states is as follows; Lagos-113, FCT-72, Plateau-59, Enugu-55, Kaduna-38, Ondo-32, Osun-26, Ebonyi-20, Ogun-9, Delta-8, Borno-7, Akwa Ibom-6, Oyo-5, Bauchi-1, Kano-1, Ekiti-1. There are now 47,743 confirmed cases…
36-year-old Ugochukwu Obiakor was on Wednesday August 12, sentenced to 25 years in prison by an Abeokuta high court, for raping an 11-year-old girl. Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu who presided over the case in which the man pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge against him, held that the evidence presented before the court by the prosecution was tenable and…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have purchased and moved into a new family home in Santa Barbara, an affluent seaside city outside Los Angeles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been living in Tyler Perry’s mansion in Meghan’s hometown Los Angeles, where they became quickly embroiled in a legal battle with paparazzi over illegal…
Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that he is ready to lay down his life for his country like Nelson Mandela after being invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his claim of a northern Governor being one of the commanders of Boko Haram. The former Presidential…
Some suspected armed robbers who killed and buried a serving police officer in a shallow grave in Imo state, have been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command. Imo police commissioner Isaac Akinmoyede who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Owerri on Wednesday August 12, said the suspects…
Forbes has released its Highest-Paid Actors List for the year 2020, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson claimed the top spot for the second year in a row. The American actor and former wrestler made an estimated $87.5 million in 2020, after earning $89.4 million last year. Forbes pointed out that a large percentage of the 10 highest-paid actors made…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African youths to come together and use their electoral power to kick out the older generation from all leadership positions. Speaking at an interactive session held virtually to mark this year’s International Youth Day on Wednesday, August 12, the former President said unless old people are forced out of…
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors have voted to officially declare Aug. 24 as “Kobe Bryant Day” in the Southern California county. Bryant was born Aug. 23, 1978, and he wore the number 24 during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Orange County Board Chairwoman Michelle Steel, explaining why the supervisors settled on Aug. 24…