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NJC Recommends 4 Judges To Become Supreme Court Justices

October 24, 2019 4:58 pm

Recommends Tsoho as FHC president, Kanyip as industrial court president
Inaugurates panel to investigate 8 judges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended four Justices of the Court of Appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as justices of the apex court.

They include Justice Adamu Jauro, from the North-east zone; Justice Emmanuel A. Agim, South-south zone; Justice C. Oseji, South-south zone and Justice Helen M. Ogunwumiju from the South-west zone.

Also recommended for appointment as substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court is Justice John Tsoho, who has been on acting capacity since July this year.

The recommendation, …

Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

October 24, 2019 11:57 am

Cleen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose significant sanctions against any political parties involved in vote-buying in elections.

The organisation suggests that INEC should begin the sanction with any vote-buying party in the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

Mr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of the foundation, spoke in Abuja at the official unveiling of the foundation’s report on the 2019 general elections.

He said that it was important that the electoral body revised the code of conduct for political parties and place greater emphasis on punishing those that …

Psychiatrist recommends early treatment of mental ailment

April 20, 2019 10:21 pm

Dr Shehu Sale, a Consultant Psychiatrist, has advised Nigerians to report persons with mental ailment early at recognised health facilities.

Sale, who is also the Medical Director of Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kware, Sokoto State, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Sokoto.

The psychiatrist said that early report and diagnosis of mental ailments would help to curtail the number of rising cases in the country.

He pointed out that mental cases were on the increase in the country because they were hardly reported at the right hospitals and at …