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Justice John Tsoho will Friday take over as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. Tsoho will take over from Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati who bowed out of active judicial service, having clocked the 65 years mandatory retirement age Thursday. The new Acting CJ will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad at the Supreme Court. Justice Tsoho, who was born on June 24, 1959 in Mbaduku in Benue State, will have five years to serve as Chief Judge of the High Court, if he is confirmed in substantive capacity. He was…

By Akanimo Sampson The upsurge in violence and insecurity in Burkina Faso’s Sahel, Centre-Nord, Nord, Boucle du Mouhoun, and Eastern regions have triggered an unprecedented humanitarian emergency. As of last June, nearly 220,000 persons were displaced a number that has tripled since December 2018. By the end of the year, this number could reach 335,000 displaced persons. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) have fled armed attacks and conflicts to seek refuge among host communities, often the poorest, who are now struggling to meet their basic protection and assistance needs. As living conditions have seriously been undermined for both IDPs and their…

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has berated at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the security situation in the country, saying the former President lacked the moral right to talk about insecurity in Nigeria. Obasanjo had in an open letter to President Buhari, warned that the worsening security situation in the country, especially the activities of armed herdsmen, was creating a situation that might lead to the kind of genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. But responding to Obasanjo’s letter in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ibrahim Biu, ACF…

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) shared N762.5 billion as federal allocation for the month of June. Mr Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), said this on Thursday in Abuja, while addressing newsmen at the end of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. He said that the gross statutory revenue of N652.9 billion received for the month was higher than the N571.7 billion received in May by N81.21 billion. NAN quoted him as saying revenue from Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) and Companies Income Tax (CIT) increased significantly, Value Added Tax (VAT) increased marginally while…

Telecommunications firm, MTN, has notified the Nigeria Stock Exchange of a substantial change in its board structure. Pioneer board chair, Pascal Dozie, is stepping down along with five other directors. Replacements were also announced for the departing directors. The changes are to take effect from September 2nd. MTN Nigeria, the country’s leading telecommunications firm, recently listed its shares on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. BELOW IS THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT Notification of Board Changes Lagos | Nigeria: Wednesday, July 24, 2019. This is to inform The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The Exchange), the investing public and other stakeholders that following the expiration of…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1,481 points as against 1,433 it had in June to place 45th. The movement has now placed Nigeria as the third in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia, who are 20th and 29th in the world, respectively. African champions Algeria (40th, up 28) are the biggest mover in the July edition by ranks and points (up 117), while fellow…

A construction firm in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, has sued Anchor Insurance Company Ltd for breach of contract, demanding payment of N80,009,237 as damages. In a Suit No: HU/ 54/2019 filed at Akwa Ibom High Court, Uyo, Donarson Services Ltd, alleged that the insurance company defaulted in paying it the remaining N35,409,237.98 before December 31, 2018 as promised. The plaintiff is seeking for the following reasonable sums: N35,409,237.98 for specific damage, award of N3,600,000 in avoidable legal cost expended in recovering the liquidation sum in the action, exemplary damage of N25,000,000, damages for breach of contract at N16,000,000 and…

Two football teams from Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State will join 18 to play in the elite division during the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2019/2020 season. Joining Akwa United in the top division are Akwa Starlets which secured a historic promotion to the NPFL following their massive 3-0 win over Shooting Stars at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Many had tipped the Oluyole Warriors to get the promotion ticket but they were blown aside by the Akwa Ibom-based team. The Starlets are among the four teams from the Nigeria National League (NNL) that have secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional…

By Akanimo Sampson There is a fierce, but silent Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) war between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America. The war seems to be largely ignored by the mainstream American media, most likely because of their rejection of the hurricane Trump kind of politics. The unrestrained American ‘aggression’ triggered the war. Those who know better say a growing US shale gas production sparked Russian efforts to lift her LNG exports. According to the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL), American producers shipped 10.73 million tons of LNG to Japan, China and other Asian countries in 2018,…

Some world leaders have felicitated incoming British leader Boris Johnson following his election as leader of the ruling Conservative Party. The hard-line Brexiteer, a former foreign secretary and mayor of London, is set to succeed Theresa May as prime minister on Wednesday. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump hailed Johnson’s win, saying: “He will be great.” Trump publicly endorsed Johnson in the race to succeed May in an interview ahead of a visit to the United Kingdom last month. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated his “former counterpart” while warning Britain his country will “protect” Gulf waters “Iran does not seek…