In picture above: Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 7, 2022 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts after his tee shot on the 4th during the first round REUTERS/Brian Snyder Tiger Woods described his first competitive round of golf in 508 days as painful and positive Read More…
Day: 8 April 2022
Sanwo-Olu reinstates General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the immediate reinstatement of Gbolahan Oki, the suspended General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). The suspension took effect from 1 November 2021, following the collapse of a 21-storey high-rise building along Gerrard Road in Ikoyi. A statement signed by the Head Read More…
Nigeria to hear all terrorism trials in secret, judge rules
A Federal High Court judge ruled on Thursday that all trials of terrorism cases in Nigeria will henceforth be held in camera. In a statement titled “new practice directions on hearing of terrorism cases”, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho also said coverage of any part of such proceedings would be prohibited. He said the new ruling Read More…
Court dismisses PDP’s suit against CRS Gov. Ayade
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suit seeking the removal of Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, said he was bound by the decision of a higher court which delivered a judgment on April 1 in a similar case in Enugu. Read More…
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of Read More…