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On Monday, following the resignation of Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Olukayode Ariwoola was sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Ariwoola is expected to serve in acting capacity until confirmation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the national assembly. At the swearing-in ceremony in the […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed an application for bail filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Binta Nyako, the judge, in her ruling on Tuesday, described the application as an abuse of court process having been previously denied. Kanu was re-arraigned on an amended […]

At least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, a state in the US, according to the BBC. The abandoned truck was found by emergency responders on Monday after the report of a dead body around the scene. According to the BBC, […]

Walid Jibrin, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party will do whatever it takes to ensure Nyesom Wike doesn’t defect. Jibrin said this on Monday while addressing journalists in Kaduna. Wike, governor of Rivers, had contested the presidential ticket of the PDP but […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to clarify his recent comments on regretting picking Atiku as vice-presidential candidate in 1999. Obasanjo had, while addressing a leadership mentoring session with selected students in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Saturday, said picking a running mate when he wanted to become Nigeria’s […]

Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over the controversy surrounding the real age of David Ukpo. The former deputy senate president and his wife were recently arrested for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. They were […]

Olumide Akpata, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says public confidence in the judiciary is currently at “an all-time low”. Akpata said this on Monday in reaction to the resignation of Ibrahim Muhammad as CJN Although he was said to have resigned on the grounds of ill-health, TheCable learnt Muhammad was forced […]

The resignation of Tanko Ibrahim Muhammad as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) is perhaps the remotest thing anyone would have anticipated at the start of the week. Muhammad, 68, was said to have resigned on the grounds of ill-health. But TheCable learnt he was forced to quit his position because of corruption allegations. […]

Olukayode Ariwoola, a justice of the supreme court, has been sworn in as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). The oath of office was administered to Ariwoola on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The swearing in ceremony took place at the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja. The […]