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The newly confirmed Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Wednesday warned judicial officers that corruption, frivolous ex-parte orders and interim injunctions often granted by some judges would not be tolerated under her leadership. Justice Kekere-Ekun also read the riot act to lawyers, especially the senior ones who are in the habit of discussing cases pending in the court with declarative or authoritative pronouncements, in the media. Speaking before the Senate during her confirmation screening at the National Assembly, the new CJN promised to uphold the rule of law and integrity of the judiciary. She said: “Some…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State said they were already celebrating their victory in the last Saturday governorship election before its mandate was allegedly stolen. DAILY POST reports that the deputy director general of the Asue-Ogie Governorship Campaign Council, Olu Martins, remarked at a press conference on Wednesday in Benin City. Martins said with the release of 95 per cent results of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the party was already leading with over 45, 000 votes. “We were already jubilating because by the time the result of the election got to 95 per…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has expressed worry over an allegation that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, collected N15 million bribe to drop a money laundering case against a convicted crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. In a statement by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the legal body while applauding the anti-graft agency for its timely decision to probe the matter, sought an independent investigation by the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA. Describing the allegation as disturbing, the NBA stated that an urgent and thorough investigation…

An 18-year old boy, Olawumi Ayomide, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, for alleged theft of foodstuffs and setting a residence ablaze. A statement by the spokesman of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, disclosed that the incident occurred on Wednesday, at about 12:11 hours, at No 59, Afenifere community, Onireke, Gaa-Akanbi area of Ilorin metropolis. He said the Fire Service responded swiftly to the fire outbreak at the residence. “Upon arriving at the scene, the fire officers found a three-bedroom bungalow engulfed in flames. The gallant officers immediately began…

Private Ruth Ogunleye, the female soldier who was recently discharged from the military after calling out a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem over alleged sexual harassment has asked the Nigerian army to publish the investigation that led to her dismissal. DAILY POST earlier reported that Ogunleye, who alleged in January this year that some senior officers including Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo made her life unbearable was discharged from the army. According to the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, the former female officer was discharged after an investigation revealed that the allegations…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, in a viral video circulating across the country. In the video posted by Martins Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky alleged that some unnamed EFCC officers collected N15 million from him, to drop money laundering charges against him. Olukoyede has now constituted a team of investigators to look into the allegations. The statement signed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, read in…

Female farmers in Gombe State, under the umbrella of the Smallholders Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria, SWOFON, have called on the state government to increase the allocation to agriculture in line with the Malabo and Maputo declarations. The appeal was made during a consultative meeting on the 2025 agricultural budget held on Tuesday, organised in collaboration with Hope Foundation for the Lonely and supported by ActionAid Nigeria. SWOFON’s spokesperson, Airudia Mamman, read a communiqué urging the Gombe State Government to allocate 10 per cent of its annual budget to the agricultural sector, as recommended by the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development…

The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf, NNAD, has appealed to the federal government to incorporate sign language into the country’s official language and educational curriculum. Acting National President of the Association, Haruna Tsafe, made the appeal while delivering his keynote address during the 34th Annual General Meeting and General Election held in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday. Tsafe maintained that sign language, if incorporated, will enhance accessibility, and inclusion, as well as improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. He emphasised the need for state governments to replicate the enactment of the Disability Bill for inclusion, in order to…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has vowed to tackle corruption in the basic education sector. Chairman of ICPC, Musa Aliyu, made this vow at a three-day capacity-building workshop for officials of State Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs, and Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board, FCT-UBEB on Tuesday in Abuja. Represented by ICPC Director of Special Services, Mrs Grace Agha-Ibe, the anti-graft boss expressed concern over the harm corrupt practices had caused in the education sector, adding that all hands must be on deck to bring the monster under control. While tasking officials in the…

Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of five police officers in a fatal motor accident at Karfi town in Kura Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said 11 other police officers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash. “The accident occurred at Karfi, a few kilometres to Kano and five of the officers died as a result of the accident while 11 others sustained injuries. “It was gathered that the vehicle in which the police officers were travelling had a head-on collision with a trailer…