The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Monday, November 11, 2024, hold a special valedictory court session in honour of late Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola. The valedictory session billed to be attended by stakeholders in the judiciary, legislature and executive arms of government, is to take place at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court. A statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the apex court, Dr. Festus Akande, on Sunday in Abuja, indicated that the valedictory session will hold by 2:00 pm on the day. Justice Ayoola who retired on the Supreme Court bench in 2003…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives have thwarted the bid by members of an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria to smuggle into Lagos a total of 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilograms at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja. According to the NDLEA, the drug consignments, worth Four Billion Four Hundred and Ninety-Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (₦4,492,800,000) in street value, were recovered from two lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft during the post-landing cleaning of the cabin of flight ET900 from Addis Ababa to Lagos on Tuesday,…
Ola Aina has said Nottingham Forest will keep working hard to secure a top four spot in the Premier League this season. The Tricky Trees currently occupy third position on the table. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side defeated West Ham United 3- 0 at the City Ground on Saturday. Forest have won five, drawn four and lost once in 10 league outings this season. Aina said they will work hard to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League. We are taking every game as it comes and we’re just working hard. That’s the formula, just work hard and take every…
The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Gyogon Augustine Grimah, has ordered a thorough investigation of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of ‘B’ Division, Calabar. This follows a viral video where a man’s voice is heard screaming, alleging her involvement in the diversion of sensitive electoral materials on November 2, 2024, the day of local council elections in Cross River State. The commissioner did not disclose the name of the policewoman. He stated that the investigation would help address the allegations. He called on anyone with clear evidence regarding the allegations to come forward to aid the…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked for the immediate and unconditional release of all the #EndBadGovernance protesters including the 32 hungry and malnourished children. SERAP also urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to take urgent steps to ensure their unconditional release. This was contained in a letter signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday. This was also copied to Dr Matthew Gillett, the Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. According to the letter, SERAP…
Interim Manchester United manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has revealed that striker Joshua Zirkzee will be great at the club. Zirkzee joined the Red Devils in a £36.5million deal from Bologna last summer. Speaking ahead Man United’s Premier League tie with Chelsea on Sunday evening at Old Trafford, Van Nistelrooy said the 23-year-old has a lot of talent. “Joshua Zirkzee will be a great player for Man United,” Van Nistelrooy said. “He has a lot of talent, good age. Lots of potential to develop, one that we have to look after and give him time. “He will get better and better…
The Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has disassociated himself from the arrest of the State Accountant General, Mr. Julius Anelu, and four other officials of the State’s Treasury Office by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). DAILY POST reports that the Accountant General and other staff of the state government were arrested last Thursday by the EFCC for being signatories to the state government’s accounts. The arrest followed a letter of invitation from the anti-graft agency to the government officials, dated October 28, 2024. The State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who confirmed the arrest, said…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the record massive votes and support the party will receive in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State will shock the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties in the state. Oyintiloye, who is a member of the APC national campaign stakeholders engagement committee for the election, made this known while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. The party chieftain, who noted that Ondo is a progressive state, added that the November 16 election would not be an exception, as the APC is…
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has confirmed the arrest of a 32-year-old man, Oluwatoyin Sunday, who has been accused of raping 25-year-old Abimbola Akindele. Officer Adeleye Abiodun Adewale, the Head of the Communications Department at the Amotekun Corps headquarters in Ekiti State, made this announcement through a press release available to our correspondent yesterday. He explained that the arrest was carried out by Amotekun operatives in the Efon Local Government Command after the suspect was identified. According to Officer Adeleye, during the interrogation by the Amotekun officers, the victim recounted her ordeal. She described how she was washing clothes outside…
Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca, has predicted that new Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will do a great job at Old Trafford. Maresca spoke ahead of Chelsea’s away Premier League clash with Manchester United on Sunday evening. Recall that Man United had on Friday confirmed Amorim as their new manager. The Red Devils had sacked Erik ten Hag and appointed Ruud Van Nistelrooy as interim manager. “Rúben Amorim will do a great job at Man United. I have watched many Sporting games and know the way they play,” Maresca said. “It’s a fantastic style, how they defend, the way they attack…