By Kehinde Olusegun Following the retirement of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun was on Friday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu. Justice Kekere-Ekun, who is the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court,…

Canadian singer Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, have welcomed their first child together. The couple shared the good news on Friday via Justin’s Instagram page, where the ‘Peaches’ hitmaker posted a heartwarming photo of their newborn’s feet, revealing the baby’s name as Jack Blues Bieber. “Welcome home Jack Blues Bieber,” Justin, 30, captioned…

A 40-year-old woman identified as Fatsuma Bagobiri of Garin Mallam village in Guri local government area of Jigawa State has committed suicide by setting herself ablaze. Reports from Guri revealed that the woman who was suspected to be having depression following her broken marriage and other economic challenges poured petrol on her body and ignited…

Suspected armed robbers invaded Ajilete 92.1 FM, one of Oyo State-owned radio stations, carting away equipment worth millions of naira and injured a 70-year-old security guard at the station. The radio station, located at Gambari area of Ogbomoso is one of the FM stations owned by the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). It was…

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State on August 15. The Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) at 11.15 p.m. on Friday in Makurdi. NAN reports…

The police in Ekiti State have arraigned two men before different magistrate courts in Ado Ekiti over allegations of stealing and being in possession of iron rods. The defendants are a 36-year-old man, Samuel Chucks, who was arraigned for allegedly stealing 12mm iron rods and a 31-year-old man, Ishola Awogbemi, dragged to court for alleged…

Barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, another truck has crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of the state. The accident according to the spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde…

The seized assets by the Chinese firm so far include properties in Liverpool, a Dassault Falcon 7X in Paris, a Boeing 737, and an Airbus A330, with the Bombardier 6000 in Canada being the most recent. A Chinese company, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, has seized another Nigerian jet, a Bombardier 6000, in Canada. This…

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has just been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Tinubu.She will operate in acting capacity until her confirmation by the Senate. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths at about 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left hand side of the…