As the judiciary marks a new legal year, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, talked tough, saying he was ready to wield the big stick against corrupt judicial officers.

In a bid to provide answers to questions on the issue of poverty in Nigeria, Louis Nwabueze Ezeilo, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka, Nigeria has launched a book titled “Who is poor and why? Conceptual Pluralism approach to poverty in Nigeria”.

 The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institution Sector (NANNM-FHI), have called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte indicated on Monday he will rotate his players for his side’s Champions League opener against Azerbaijani newcomers Qarabag.

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday donated relief materials to flood victims in Benue.

SIXTEEN persons have been docked before an Akure Chief Magistrate Court; in Ondo state over the murder a United States of America (USA) based business man Banji Adafi who was assasinated in his house.

In an effort to broaden its scope, the West African Examinations Council International Office (WIO) in Lagos, says it was set to re-introduce electronic marking for its tests.

A Karu Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a rejected suitor, Emmanuel Egbo, to four months imprisonment for assaulting a lady for refusing his amorous advances.

Kenyan police detained a lawmaker from the ruling party and a former opposition senator on Monday over allegations of hate speech, a spokesman for the interior ministry said.

THE South East Governors in the early hours of Monday condemned the alleged attack or invasion of the home of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by some persons suspected to be Soldiers and Policemen.