CJN Ariwoola to Swear in 12 New Judges, Including Daughter-in-Law, on Wednesday [LIST]
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CJN Ariwoola to Swear in 12 New Judges, Including Daughter-in-Law, on Wednesday [LIST]

Politics tamfitronics The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will conduct a swearing-in ceremony for 12 new judges to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the event will take place at the Supreme Court’s Main Courtroom at 10 am.The development was revealed in a statement by the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande.Among the new judges is Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria, the CJN’s daughter-in-law, who hails from Oyo State. The other judges to be sworn in are:– Ademuyiwa Olakunle Oyeyipo (Kwara State)– Bamodu Odunayo Olutomi (Lagos State)– Iheabunike Anumaenwe Godwin (Imo State)– Odo Celestine Obinna (Enugu State)– Hauwa Lawal Gummi (Zampara State)– Sarah Benjamin Inesu Avoh (Bayelsa State)– Maryam Iye Yusuf (Kogi State)– Buetnaan Mandy Bassi (Plateau State)–...
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Op-Ed: When do politics ever have anything at all to do with the real world? Maybe never?
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Op-Ed: When do politics ever have anything at all to do with the real world? Maybe never?

Politics tamfitronics This photo courtesy of Intuitive Machine shows the first view of Earth taken during the IM-1 mission - Copyright AFP/File KARIM JAAFARNot in 2024, it seems. The world is in a self-inflicted cycle of doing nothing as it burns.As the US gears up for what is now The Great Stable Felon Idiot vs Yet Another Democrat Fumble Marathonit’s a question that needs asking. That’s the sorry state to which the election has degenerated,In Europe, the stunningly originally named Make Europe Great Again is now a thing, as French and Italian bandwagon-jumpers pile on. The UK now faces fixing the disaster caused by the Tories and the idiotic Brexit catastrophe.All of these situations are purely political products. None of them have anything to do with anything practical. This is the payoff for decades...
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Lessons from the political minefield of Pro Philosopher 2
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Lessons from the political minefield of Pro Philosopher 2

Politics tamfitronics I’m Connor Fallon, the main designer and writer for Pro Philosopher 2an upcoming indie game where you challenge over-the-top anime renditions of famous philosophers in a series of puzzly debates. If that sounds familiar, you were probably around for our first game, Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopherwhich was a bit of a cult hit on Kongregate in 2013. (Now rereleased for free on Steam!)Back then, I wrote about the challenges of adapting Ace Attorney-inspired gameplay to fit the more abstract nature of philosophical debate. As a team, we’ve learned a lot since then – having shipped multiple AAA games during the day and Elsinore on the side – so it would be natural to assume development of the sequel would be easier. But Pro Philosopher 2 posed a whole new set of challenges...
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