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Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of the court of appeal, has recused herself from the presidential election petitions tribunal sitting in Abuja.The judge decided to step down from the five-member panel of the presidential election petitions tribunal after a prolonged sitting on Wednesday.“I have allowed the ruling on the application urging me to recuse my membership of the tribunal to test the position [...]
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Taiwan’s parliament has finally passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage after more than two years of protests and political disputes.With the passage of the law, gay couples now have the right to marry in a landmark vote that made the self-ruled island the first in Asia to adopt such legislation.The law, which was passed on Friday -- barely a [...]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says 524,315 applicants had successfully completed their application process in the ongoing recruitment exercise of 3,200 personnel by the service.Joseph Attah, the public relations officer (PRO) of the service, disclosed this to NAN in Abuja on Monday.NAN reports that NCS on April 17, opened a recruitment portal to fill vacancies of 3,200.More than 90,000 persons [...]
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has presented the staff of office to the four new emirs following the recent breakup of the Kano emirate.This is coming on the back of a court order which restrained the governor from implementing the breakup of the emirate.Abba Anwar, his chief press secretary, in a statement on Monday, said the governor presented the instrument [...]
Bukola Saraki, senate president, has tackled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the seizure of some of his residential houses located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.The seizure is coming less than a week after the anti-graft agency launched a fresh probe against the senate president over allegations of money laundering.The EFCC is investigating Saraki’s earnings during his [...]
Yemi Osinbajo, vice president, says the federal government plans to expand the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cater for the health of Nigerians.The vice president was speaking in Bauchi while inaugurating the Bauchi state health contributory scheme, Bauchi state trust fund and agencies’ office on Saturday.“We will expand the NHIS during our next level to ensure that the scheme [...]
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