Buhari Appoints Baba-Yusuf As FCT Acting Chief Judge

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The approval came on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Buhari’s appointment of Baba-Yusuf was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Information of the NJC on Saturday, stating that the new Judge would be sworn in on Saturday. According to him, the Chief Justice of...

IPOB Suspend Weekly Sit-At-Home Order

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise it commenced this week I the South East. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, on Saturday. IPOB had declared a weekly sit-at-home exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. The exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 9, was trailed by loss...

Feminism: Women Questioning Men Position In Marriage Are Demonic – Faith Oyedepo

Faith Oyedepo, the wife of the Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church World Wide, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said women who question the position of men are demonic. Oyedepo said this on Friday via her verified Facebook page. Her comment came days after a feminist group slammed her husband when he said feminism leads to frustration and devastation David Oyedepo had said during a sermon to his congregation that “you...

Shagari’s Wife, Hadiza, Dies of COVID-19

ABUJA — Hadiza Shagari who was a former Nigerian First Lady and wife to the late Nigerian leader, Shehu Shagari, is dead. Eko Hot Blog learned that the former Nigerian first lady died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 in Abuja. Her death was announced in a statement on behalf of the family by the Grandson of the former Nigerian first lady, Bello Shagari. “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved...

Nigeria High Commission in London Closes As Two Officials Test Positive

The Nigerian High Commission in London has been shut down for 10 days following the result of two officials who were tested positive for COVID-19. The High Commission revealed this in a statement on Thursday. “This afternoon, the Head of Immigration Section and two other officials went for a meeting at the Home Office,” it said in the statement. “At the entrance, COVID test was administered on them and one of them tested positive to...

Abducted Niger State Commissioner Regains Freedom

MINNA — The Commissioner for Information of Niger State has regained his freedom from bandits who abducted him. This was confirmed by top government officials in the state to journalists on Thursday. The Commissioner was released around 9:30pm at a location in Suleja, after which, he was taken for medical check-up in a hospital. The officials, however, said no ransom was paid before the commissioner was released by his abductors. Speaking after his release, the...

FG to Lift Twitter Suspension in Couple of Days

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said it will be lifting its ban on Twitter suspension in Nigeria in a matter of days. This was announced by Lai Mohammed, who was the Minister of Culture and Information, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council Meeting which was chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister disclosed that the status of the discussion with the microblogging site has reached an amicable stage, with agreements...

World Bank Lists Nigeria, Nine Other Countries Among Nations with High Debt Risk

World Bank has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as Nations with high-debt risk exposure. In a financial statement for the International Development Association (IDA) released on Monday, the World Bank pegged Nigeria at number five with an $11.7b IDA debt stock. “As of June 30, 2021, the ten countries with the highest exposures accounted for 66% of IDA’s total exposure,” it explained in the document. “IDA’s largest exposure to a single borrowing country, India,...

Kaduna, Plateau Lost Over 114 Persons in One Month – Amnesty International

KADUNA — Not less than 112 persons lost their lives and about 160 kidnapped in the bloody attacks in Kaduna and Plateau states within the last one month, Amnesty International revealed. In a communiqué on Tuesday, the rights group associated the deaths to failure on the part of to Nigerian Government to live up to their obligation to protect the right to live. Amnesty International stated that the authorities’ failure enabled a month of bloody...

Court Orders Shell To Pay Ogoni People N45.9bn Fine In 21 Days

ABUJA –  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Shell Petroleum Company to pay the sum of N45.9 billion to the Ogoni people in Rivers State. Justice Ahmed Mohammed who gave the order on Wednesday held that the money must be paid within 21 days. The sum is a cost awarded against the company several years ago for oil spillage in Ogoniland. In his submission, Counsel to Shell Petroleum Company, Aham Ejelamo, informed...

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