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My lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this event.   With your leave having been sought and obtained, let me outrightly make one confession to this distinguished audience.   Initially it was not my desire that a […]

  Searchng.ng nigerian search engine understands that the Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.   Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the National Headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, was picked up by EFCC operatives […]

The apex court on Thursday aligned with the Tribunal’s earlier ruling on September 6, 2023 and upheld Tinubu’s election.   The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.   The apex court, in its ruling, dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the […]

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, second son of Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of  Living Faith Church aka “Winner Chapel”, has reportedly resigned.   Isaac, who until recently served as the Global  Youth Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, resigned to start his own ministry.   According him,”My God given mandate is to reclaim  a  generation and […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine (9) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.   The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Munirudeen Oyebamiji as the Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA); and Akutah Ukeyima as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).   The two agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media […]

  The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday threatened to apply appropriate sanctions against Corps employers and others found to be aiding and abeting absenteeism and abscondment of Corps members from the national service.   Director, NYSC Northwest area office, Mr. Kehinde Aremu who stated this in his keynote address at the 2023 Corps […]

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Tuesday, directed staff of the Commission to declare their assets.   Olukoyede, who gave the directive at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Abuja, said it was in line with civil service regulations and procedures.   The EFCC boss, while addressing senior members […]

The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s niece when the minor was 15/16 years old. In his judgment, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution, the Lagos State Government, had proved the charge […]

Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has ruled in favour of Nigeria in the enforcement of a $11bn Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited arbitration award.   With the judgement handed down physically in open court, and electronically by email to the parties on Monday, Nigeria succeeded in stopping the […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022.   This was announced […]

Searchng.ng nigerian search engine understands that President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Director Generals for eight parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Orientation,their appointments take immediate effect. This  was announced, Thursday, via  a  statement by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale.  The new appointees are: 1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. […]