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fergie001:
The National Judicial Council has recommended an Appeal Court Judge, Joseph Oyewole to the Supreme Court




CASES HANDLED BY JUSTICE OYEWOLE
At the High Court of Lagos State, Justice Oyewole handled some high profile cases:

- In 2005, he convicted and sentenced Emmanuel Odinigwe Nwude, Nzeribe Edeh Okoli (original perpetrator) and Mrs Amaka Martina Anajemba who were involved in defrauding a Brazilian bank of $242m to build a fictitious airport, one of the biggest scams ever in the world, causing the collapse of the Banco Noroeste in 2001.

- In 2007, he convicted and sentenced Pastor Emeka Ezeugo (aka Rev King) to death by hanging, for the alleged murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh. This judgement was affirmed by the Appeal Court and Supreme Court.

- In 2009, he convicted and sentenced ex-PDP Deputy National Chairman SOUTH, Chief Olabode George to a 30-month prison sentence on charges bordering on fraudulent contract splitting and disobedience to lawful order. This decision was upheld by the Appeal Court in 2011 but overturned by the Supreme Court in 2013.

At the Appeal Court, he authored and read the unanimous judgement affirming the decision of Justice Omotosho recognising Martin Amaewhule as the Rivers Assembly Speaker as well as voiding the ₦800bn 2024 Rivers budget passed by a faction of the RSHA during the feud between Governor Fubara and his benefactor, Wike.

Controversy
Following the retirement of George Olaniyi Ojo as Osun CJ on 8/11/12, Governor Rauf Aregbesola nominated a then mid-level Judge of the Lagos High Court, Justice Oyewole as the Osun CJ, a decision that met serious opposition in the Osun Judiciary. It created a stand-off between the State Government together with the State House of Assembly on one hand and the Osun Judiciary and the NJC on the other. The NJC insisted that one of the most senior Judges, Oyebola Adepele-Ojo or Gloria Oladoke (both of them appointed Judges of the High Court of Osun State same day on 21/12/2000), be sworn-in.

The Osun Judiciary had no Chief Judge in acting or substantive capacity for 10 days before the Rauf-led Government bowed to NJC pressure,. Justice Oyewole later transferred his service from Lagos to Osun Judiciary on 4/12/2012.

donareal:
These are photos of street thugs and gang boys caught by local vigilantes on the streets of South Africa shown with their weapons of choice. These boys are responsible for robbing commuters and pedestrians on the streets of Johannesburg.

They carry those knives around at all time, mainly for protection from rival gangs and for robbing people.

adenigga:
Source: https://dailytrust.com/governor-donates-65-suvs-to-traditional-rulers

FreeStuffsNG:
The assurance was given by the newly appointed Managing Director of the Refinery, David Bird, at a press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday, following the seamless supplies by the facility during the last Christmas and New Year celebrations.



https://www.channelstv.com/2026/01/14/nigeria-has-moved-from-fuel-scarcity-to-fuel-abundance-dangote-refinery/

robosky02:
It's no new again

Nigeria lost 2-4 to Morocco in the semi finals of the AFCON 2025

But the officiating got so many people talking. Can you Describe this Ghanaian referee's officiating in your own words

brain54:
I like that they aren't accepting to be push overs...

ogododo:
Yakubu

Yakubu Mohammed, a co-founder of Newswatch magazine and its former deputy chief executive officer, has died at the age of 75.

He was reported to have been battling an undisclosed ailment before his death. As of press time, an official statement from his family was still awaited.

His death comes barely two months after the passing of his long-time colleague and fellow Newswatch co-founder, Dan Agbese, who died after a prolonged illness on November 17, 2025.

In October 2025, Mohammed published his memoir, Beyond Expectations, which chronicled the history of Newswatch and offered personal insights into the magazine’s formative years. The book revisited major moments in the publication’s journey, including the controversy surrounding the 1986 assassination of founding editor-in-chief Dele Giwa and the subsequent struggle for control of the influential magazine.

Mohammed, alongside Agbese, Ray Ekpu and Dele Giwa, founded Newswatch in 1984, establishing it as a leading voice in investigative journalism during Nigeria’s military era. His death marks another significant loss to the magazine’s founding generation.

Born on April 4, 1950, Mohammed hailed from Ologba in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. He attended St Joseph’s Primary School, Ayangba, in 1964; Government Secondary School, Okene, between 1965 and 1969; the University of Lagos from 1972 to 1975; and the Glasgow College of Technology in Scotland between 1978 and 1979.

He began his journalism career at the New Nigerian Newspapers, where he served as associate editor from 1976 to 1980 and managing editor in 1980. He later joined National Concord as deputy editor between 1980 and 1982, becoming editor from 1982 to 1984.

At Newswatch, Mohammed served as co-founder and executive editor between 1984 and 1986, managing editor from 1986 to 1994, and deputy chief executive officer of Newswatch Communications Limited from 1994.

Beyond journalism, he was a director at Yadara Nigeria Limited and Lastop Limited. He was also a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, the Commonwealth Journalists’ Association, and the Nigerian Guild of Editors.

The veteran journalist also served as pro-chancellor and chancellor of the governing council of Ahmadu Bello University.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/newswatch-co-founder-yakubu-mohammed-dies-at-75/

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/2026/01/14/nigeria-uae-sign-trade-deal-eliminate-tariffs/

IamAtAnger:
Over sabi... we don see you ... smh

Mercy1978:
“Tinubu Will Never Dump wike for Fubara – Wike Is an APC Asset, Fayose Declares

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpydrnldXtc

Savageman247:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2026/01/tragedy-in-rivers-family-of-six-found.html

dailybuzzng:
2027: Segun Showunmi Declares to Run for Ogun State Governorship



https://www.abujapress.com/2026/01/2027-segun-showunmi-declares-to-run-for.html

Maxymilliano:
https://www.thecable.ng/fg-hires-lobbying-firm-for-9m-to-communicate-christian-protection-efforts-to-us/?fbclid=Iwb21leAPUA0VjbGNrA9QDQ2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkXQhEoHAT1-BE00EN8bhMD-8NuLNMqzPRY_SI--5O9jaG7t2YBB-tWENUjZ_aem_4cMjK22qS_i7xIOeOs_V6Q

Twist4u:
The Midget Elrufai Islamic Extremist views, actions, and statements are in public domain and on global radar of USA

Recall Elrufai,

Statement that "threatened the 2023 foreign electioneering monitors of returning in body bags" that kept him on top USA radar.

His acknowledgement of "payment to Terrorist to go away" is self indictment. which should have been investigated if Nigeria is a serious country.

His statement of " Fulanis Never forget, will hunt back," is also on global radar.

Recall, he was dropped from Ministerial list, for his compromise in the many Killings of Southern Kaduna indegenes, as presented by the Senator in National Assembly called Sunday Adeyemi Report.

As Trump & Israel hits hard on global Islamic Terrorists and their sypathizers, those already in public domain have fizzle into thin air or gone under the radar, the midget knows better.

lovediehatelive:
Opening live fire on protesters is just terrible 😞


Your own people

Internet blocked in Iran for over 100 hours now (5 days)


What are they trying to cover up 😔

lovediehatelive:
Opening live fire on protesters is just terrible 😞


Your own people

Internet blocked in Iran for over 100 hours now (5 days)


What are they trying to cover up 😔

HardMirror:
President Xi of China has come out to say that China is not interested in any form of war with the United States. Either Cold or Hot war, we are not interested.

Watch the speech


https://youtube.com/shorts/0UCNgTkVTq8?si=3lDb4nHh1HTFPyAI

descartes400:
I used to be a maga supporter from my village hot in nigeria but now the US president has become a mad unhinge King!

My support that does not mount to anything has been withdrawn

But know this, i'm proudly BRICS, and i'm proudly axis of resistance.

anonimi:
Why should he step down for younger candidates instead of letting them test the acceptability of their records and visions at party primaries and the election proper?

Why should he step down when he was the foundational brainbox of PDP deregulation and privatisation prosperity we enjoyed for 16 years of low debt burden? The privatisation of NNPC's petrochemicals division to Indorama, for example.

Racoon:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/12/gumi-calls-for-plan-to-end-almajiri-system-in-northern-nigeria/

Ofunaofu:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/2027-no-free-elections-in-climate-of-repression-atiku/

descartes400:
The loose canon is the unhinge president.

Just wait n see, mid-terms election defeat dey do press up dey wait for am for november..

naptu2:
Summary

Mark Kelly served in the US Navy and rose to the rank of captain before he retired. He flew missions in Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War and he became an astronaut in 1996. He retired from the Navy in 2011 and became a politician.

He is currently a member of the Democratic Party and is the ranking senator for Arizona. He is a critic of the Trump Administration and he recorded a video in which he told military personnel that they should refuse to carry out any illegal order that's given to them by the Trump Administration.

The Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, said that he would see if he can demote Mark Kelly. Kelly has now announced that he is suing Pete Hegseth for violating his freedom of speech.

Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly



https://x.com/i/status/2010787235549876286

Photo 1) Senator Mark Kelley walking through the halls of Congress.

Photo 2) Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth

press9jatv:
https://punchng.com/bodija-explosion-victims-demand-n30bn-disbursement/#google_vignette

Ezeama400:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAaQD9JQWas?si=22aNWAhnpvGoleFu




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Dreal1247:
Wike needs to be properly probed as the former Governor of Rivers state . It's crystal clear that he wants to pocket the state . Wike is a terror to democracy. I pity those supporting him. Ask the G5 Governors. He has used them to achieve his political gains and dumped some of them in the middle of nowhere.

Kukutente23:
The supreme court drank 40 year old whiskey before the judgement
More importantly, the judgement of the supreme court was in a matter of constitutional dispute where they gave interpretation. The actions taken before the judgement were given cannot be held against the individual who did them since then, he believed them to be correct stand of the law. If not, what you're simply saying is that any constitutional case a governor or president loses in court automatically makes him a candidate for impeachment

ogmask:
Fubara has done nothing wrong. Wike is a bully and wannabe dictator. Wike is a treacherous felon who can betray anybody for relevance. If you truly think fubara has done any wrong you must be dreaming with your eyes wide open.

Podolski293:
He did well wike should allow him to rest, soon wike will be humbled, wike did very well in rivers but destroying it also by him self