Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has directed lawyers, court officials and other legal personnel to stop using the title "Barrister" before their names in all official engagements with the Supreme Court, describing the practice as incompatible with the professional standards expected at the apex court.
Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has renewed her call for Nigerians to embrace home gardening as a practical solution to rising food costs and improved household food security after harvesting fresh vegetables from the Presidential Villa garden in Abuja. The harvest, conducted on Monday, is part of her Every Home A Garden initiative, a programme aimed at encouraging families to cultivate vegetables in available spaces around their homes.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has dismissed reports claiming he conferred a chieftaincy title on Nollywood actor and comedian James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The clarification was contained in a statement released on Saturday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni's Palace, Moses Olafare.
Following the unabated crisis that hit the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), operatives of the Nigeria Police sealed off the headquarters of the socio-cultural organisation in Kaduna ahead of a planned National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The ACF secretariat, located along Sokoto Road in Kaduna metropolis, was barricaded, with fierce-looking policemen with their vehicles stationed at the entrance as of 7 p.m.
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom (UK) has returned 116 Benin Bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in Nigeria.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his congratulations to the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on the occasion of his 30th anniversary since ascending the throne. The President described the Maimartaba Sarkin Ilorin as an embodiment of honor, dignity, and steadfast dedication to justice.
