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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the newly appointed acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, stating that the appointment is well deserved. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Friday, Sanwo-Olu expressed pride in Lagos State producing the second female Chief Justice…
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President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Friday, August 23, following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Council Chambers of the State House, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to…
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The Lagos State Government has arrested six individuals for open urination on the rail track in front of the Nigerian Army Shopping Complex, Arena, in the Oshodi area of the state. The arrests were part of an ongoing crackdown on public indecency and efforts to promote a cleaner environment under the state's #ZeroToleranceLagos and #CleanerLagos…
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As the world commemorates "International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition", the Akwa Ibom State Governmen, has spoken in strong terms against all forms of modern day slave trade and slavery. According to the state government, modern day slave trade and slavery, which now manifest in nefarious activities and acts such…
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The African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up circular economy initiatives. The bank in a statement on Saturday, said that this inaugural cohort, drawn from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda, participated in its online onboarding event on August…
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LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited (LAPO MFB) emerged tops at the 4th edition of the Service Ambassadors Award, organised by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) held at the Civic Centre in Lagos, recently. The event, which celebrates financial institutions demonstrating exceptional service and impact in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria,…
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Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The exchange came as Kyiv mounts its offensive in Kursk and as Russia eyes more eastward at Ukrainian towns. It also came on Ukrainian Independence Day. Both countries…
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EXECUTIVE Director, Voices of Disability Initiative (VDI), Catherine Edeh, has called for increased rights awareness and inclusion for Persons Living with Disability (PWD), especially women and girls, to improve their quality of life. She made the call at a three-day review meeting of the five-year strategic plan of VDI, in partnership with Amplify Change, in…
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Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has threatened that the Southeast will embark on a month-long lockdown of government offices in the region if Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not released. Ekpa, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the decision was reached during a virtual…
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The Nasarawa State Police Command, on Friday, said it arrested one Hauwa Sani for hiding 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition in a gallon of palm oil, alongside a two-year-old child in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, revealed this in a statement posted on X on Saturday. According to the statement, the suspect was…
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YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has urged the strengthening of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to minimise the influence of state governments in their operations. Mr Samson Itodo, Executive Director, of the CSO, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja that the move would contribute to credible local government…
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Former Senator Dino Melaye has said it is the end of the road for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleging that the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and the National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, have destroyed the party. Melaye said this in a post he shared on his X account on Saturday, bemoaning the crisis…