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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, Monday described the rule of law as an essential element in any democratic society. The CJN maintained that justice could not be effectively delivered when the supremacy of law was not respected. Justice Onnoghen spoke at a national workshop for Chief Registrars, Deputy Chief Registrars, Directors and Secretaries of the Judicial Service Commissions/Committee, held at the National Judicial Institute, NJI, in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had in an address he presented at the opening ceremony of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, declared that he…

With the exit of Lionel Messi for the first time in 12 years, FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player of the Year award is up for grabs by three outstanding football players who displayed their sparkling skills in 2017-18 campaigns. Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have made the final three for the coveted award. Ronaldo and Modric both helped Real Madrid to Champions League glory prior to the former’s move to Juventus, with Salah scoring an incredible 44 goals in all competitions for Liverpool FC. The date for the award is not yet fixed.

Reproduction is one of the reasons for marriage. And this can be achieved through fertility of married couples. In fact, diet and lifestyle changes can help boost fertility by up to 69 per cent. These are 17 natural ways to boost fertility and get pregnant faster. 1. Eat Foods That Are Rich in Antioxidants Antioxidants like folate and zinc may improve fertility for both men and women. Antioxidants deactivate the free radicals in your body, which can damage both sperm and egg cells. One study of young, adult men found that eating 75 grams of antioxidant-rich walnuts per day improved…

More than 20,000 primary school children have been forced out of school in Benue State since the beginning of 2018 as a result of the incursions of armed militant herdsmen in several communities. Of the number, 18,000 were taking refuge in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps established by the state government to cater for the needs of victims of the crisis. Rev. Philip Tachin, Chairman of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, stated this at the weekend shortly after he led members of the board’s management team on an inspection of completed and ongoing primary school projects constructed…

Nigeria’s Dangote has emerged the most valuable brand among the top 50 brands in Nigeria for 2018 which were unveiled at the weekend in Lagos. This is coming barely three months after the brand was adjudged the most admired brand of African origin by consumers in a brand rating coordinated by South Africa based Brand Leadership in conjunction with Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Brand Nigeria, the Agency that coordinated the survey in Nigeria, in its report lauded the efforts of the handlers of the Dangote Brand because this is the first time a Nigerian brand would be achieving the feat…

A captain and no fewer than 70 men of the Nigerian Army have been arrested and detained by the military High Command for contravening the military rules of engagement. Two weeks ago, the men of the Nigerian Army were said to have carried out the mutiny at the Maiduguri Airport, an action seen as embarrassing. This is even as Amnesty International Sunday commended the Federal Government over the trial of suspected Boko Haram terrorists, describing the ongoing trial as ”good progress for the justice sector”. The captain (names withheld) led others who refused to be redeployed to Gamboru Ngala, a…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, Sunday, warned that any attempt to remove the Acting Director General of the Department of State Security, DSS, Mr. Matthew Seiyefa, will attract dire consequences. This was as the National Directors of the DSS are meeting Monday to ratify the postings of the Acting Director of the agency, following opposition of a top official of the Presidency. The forum also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his official responsible for the present development to order over an alleged “obnoxious directive” given to the acting DG of the DSS. In a statement by…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to entertain the suit seeking to stop the removal of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate president. The AGF urged the high court to hands-off the suit lodged before it by two former All Progressives Congress, APC, senators, Rafiu Adebayo and Isa Misau. He described the two lawmakers who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as “mischief makers”, insisting they failed to establish any acceptable locus standi to institute the action. The AGF maintained…

Last week’s decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to adopt direct elections for its forthcoming congresses and Presidential primaries has widened the gulf between the state governors and other chapters of the party on one side and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s led National Working Committee, NWC, on the other. Despite warnings by the party to heavily reprimand those who go contrary to its resolution, the governors, allegedly acting through their state chairmen, met Sunday in Abuja and agreed to distance themselves from the earlier decision of the National Executive Committee, NEC. The meeting, which was earlier scheduled to hold…

Opinion By: Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN A Journalist who knows his onions can be a prophet! He/she can piece the past with the present to make accurate picture of the future. In 2015 , I “mused” that a military leader who made good his ‘promise’ to tamper with the Freedom of the Press with the promulgation of the obnoxious Decree 4  will not treat the press with kid gloves even as an elected President! I also “prophesied” that Judiciary might suffer same fate because leopards hardly change their spots. At the last national conference of Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja,…