Adamawa State Governor, Ahamdu Umaru Fintiri has sworn in Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman as the first female substantive Chief Judge of the State who has been in an acting capacity since 2022. Also sworn in are Khadi Ibrahim Sudi and Audu Balami as State Grand Khadi Sharia Court of Appeal and President Customary Court of Appeal respectively. Their swearing-in followed a recommendation by the National Judicial Council and confirmation by the Adamawa State House of Assembly....
The Enugu State Judicial Service Commission has called on qualified lawyers interested in magisterial position to apply to the Commission on or before Wednesday 10th May 2023. The Commission stated this in a public notice dated 5th May 2023 and signed by the Secretary of the Commission Rose N. Ebere-Agbo. “All applications should be addressed to the Chief Judge/Chairman, Enugu State Judicial Service Commission,” Applicants who successfully submit their application before Wednesday, 10th day of...
…As NIMASA, PAP move to engage youths in maritime opportunities Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said that inter-agency collaboration is important to sustain government’s efforts to curb criminal activities in the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Jamoh stated this when he played host to the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General (rtd) Barry Ndiomu in Lagos. Ndiomu...
To enhance dispensation of justice, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) saddled with the responsibility of promoting public safety, security and access to justice known as CLEEN foundation has called on stakeholders in Bauchi state, particularly in the justice sector, to executive their mandate in a professional, transparent and just manner. Mr Gad Peter, the Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation stated this during a two day training of trainers’ capacity building on criminal legislations, organised by CLEEN...
Three persons have been sentenced to death by hanging in Jigawa State for criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and armed robbery. A high court in Kaugama in the State found the suspects Suleiman Bello, Auwalu Muhammed, and Yakubu Muhammed on nine-count charges for killing one Audu Saje of Manda village in Kaugama Local Government Area of the state and carted away with his motorcycle. The defendants were also alleged to have abducted one Hadiza Abdullahi of...
The current diplomatic constellation presents Africa with plenty of options; the region must choose well. Since the conclusion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit last December, the traffic from Washington to various African capitals has been unmistakably busy. Vice-President Kamala Harris, currently rounding up a nine-day trip to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, is the latest and, so far, most senior American official to jet into the region with a diplomatic pouch weighed down by goodwill, kisses, and felicitations....
For non Nigerians, it’s very difficult to believe that a human being will sell his or her inalienable Right to Vote for mere 10 cups of rice or 10 packets of Indomie or 2,000 Naira. When you take a closer and dispassionate look at what happened during the House of Assembly Election of last Saturday in Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Anaocha and most Local Government Areas of Anambra State, you begin to understand the devastating...
In its efforts to end insurgency and other criminalities across the six geo-political zones of the country before May 29 when the present regime will exit, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commissioned 700 troops-carrying trucks made in the Ojo area of Lagos State. President Buhari who performed the ceremony virtually, said the decision was to boost the fight against threats in the land. The president said it was evident during last Saturday’s presidential and National...
To halt the acquisition of driver’s license National Identity Cards and other documents with the use of fake addresses, the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) will deploy a technology, called ‘Address Verification System (AVS) for the exercise which would be executed in collaboration with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant-General of the Corps, stated this on Wednesday at a special parade to commemorate the World Civil Defence Day celebration. “The...
The federal government has authorised the total closure of all land borders ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections The comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Jere, said this in a statement signed by the command’s public relations officer, Tony Akuneme on Thursday in Abuja Jere said the borders were to be closed for 24 hours from midnight on Saturday to midnight on Sunday, February 26 “Accordingly, all command comptrollers, especially those in...
