Nigeria | Youth Service Scheme, NYSC, Announce Rescue Of Corps Member Abducted By Terrorists
The Director – General stated this at a press briefing on Friday at the NYSC Headquarters, Abuja. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen Y.D. Ahmed has announced the rescue of a prospective corps member, Solomon Daniel Bassey, who was abducted…
Nigeria | 10 Things About New CJN, Justice Kekere – Ekun, No. 10 Will Interest You
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 CJN by President Bola Tinubu. The National Judicial Council (NJC), traditionally chaired by the CJN,…
Nigeria | Hopes For Judicial Reforms Increase As New Historic CJN Is Sworn In [Pidgin]
President Bola Tinubu don swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as di Acting Chief justice of Nigeria pending senate approval. Upon Senate approval, Justice Kekere-Ekun go succeed Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, wey bow out on Thursday after clocking di retirement age of 70 years. Justice Kudirat Motonmori…
Gaza | Tons Of Questions On Gaza Ceasefire ‘Bridging Proposal’, Will it work?
US calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire ‘bridging proposal’, but the Palestinian group says it only serves the Israelis. The United States’s top diplomat wrapped up his visit to Israel on Monday with a message for those pleading for an end to the war in…
Morocco | Nearly 5,000 Cannabis Farming Convicts Pardoned
A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco March 12, 2021. Picture taken March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, Morocco’s king has pardoned nearly 5,000 people convicted or wanted on charges linked to illegal cannabis cultivation, the justice…
Uganda | Government Says It’s Exploring For Oil In Two New Regions
Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu gestures during an Interview at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Uganda is exploring for oil in two new regions where potential…