Firefighters on Tuesday searched the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk where authorities said 36 people were missing after a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18. Further east in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the governor reported an "enemy attack" and said rescue workers were searching for people under rubble in the city of Dnipro. Ukraine said Russia had killed civilians deliberately in Kremenchuk. Moscow said it had struck a nearby arms depot and claimed that the mall was empty. Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Valentyn Reznychenko wrote on the Telegram app that Russia fired six…

Olukayode Ariwoola, a justice of the supreme court, has been sworn in as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). The oath of office was administered to Ariwoola on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. The swearing in ceremony took place at the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja. The acting CJN takes over from Tanko Muhammad, who resigned earlier on Monday. Although he was said to have resigned on the grounds of ill-health, TheCable learnt he was forced to quit his position. Fourteen justices of the supreme court had accused the former CJN of abandoning his responsibility as…

Following the resignation of Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting CJN. Ariwoola, the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, was sworn in around 3:00pm, hours after the resignation of the former CJN. Below are 15 things to know about the acting CJN: 1 – Ariwoola was born on August 22, 1958. 2 – He hails from Iseyin, Oyo State. 3 – He started his education in Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, where he finished his…

Workers in Ogun state have declared an indefinite strike over the alleged refusal of the state government to pay their 21-month salary deductions. The workers are also protesting what they termed the “government’s insensitivity to workers’ welfare.” Leadership of the organised labour, comprising of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Committee, declared the strike on Monday while addressing workers at the arcade ground at Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The workers took the decision following the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum issued to Governor Dapo Abiodun over his government’s non payment of eight-year statutory leave allowances and breach…