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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of a national honour on the lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District of Ekiti State, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on October 11, 2022, in Abuja. In a statement, Senator Bamidele’s Media Office stated that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, who also doubles as … [Read more…]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said he would not appeal the judgment delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State, regarding the forthcoming Yobe North Senatorial District elections. In a statement he personally signed, yesterday, he said he has accepted the judgment which disqualified his candidature and participation in … [Read more…]
A total of nine law professors and three major lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC are among 62 lawyers conferred with the prestigious rank of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). They were honoured with the rank by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the chairmanship of the acting Chief Justice … [Read more…]
…Pansa and Jobava confirmed as IPA President and Vice President Elect Uchenna Cyril Anioke from Enugu State, Nigeria, has just been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the prestigious International Publishers Association (IPA), based in Geneva, Switzerland. The outcome of the online election that spanned 2 weeks of voting (9th-23rd September, 2022) … [Read more…]
Angry National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written a strong worded letter to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to order for the immediate withdrawal of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) released recently. It also ordered him to restrain the PCC from undertaking solo projects of this nature, and agree to … [Read more…]
Gunmen, yesterday afternoon, killed four army officers and one civilian in Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This came about two weeks after gunmen attacked the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Ifeanyi Ubah, at the Nkwo Market area of Enugwu-Ukwu community, killing some of the police officers … [Read more…]
The Bayelsa High Court has introduced the E-Affidavit Initiative aimed at efficient and effective administration of justice and to block associated revenue leakages. This is contained in a statement by Mr Julius Nyananyo, Head of Media and Information at Bayelsa Judiciary Headquarters, on behalf of the Chief Registrar on Wednesday. He said that the new … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to direct Julius Berger Plc to immediately return to site and complete the reconstruction work starting with the Jere-Kaduna stretch of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway. The call followed a motion on matters of urgent public importance sponsored by Garba Datti Muhammad and … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government has withdrawn its earlier directive asking the management of federal universities to reopen the institutions “to ensure that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resume and commence lectures immediately.” The latest development was contained in another letter by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and dated 26 September. … [Read more…]
The Host Organising Committee of the Frontier Discourse Public Lecture and Awards has announced Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, mni, as the Keynote Speaker for the second edition of the Lecture. This was contained in a message by the Chairman of the Committee, Chijioke Ilegbune. Ilegbune stated that Prof. Okey Ikechukwu will speak on the topic, The … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja early Monday morning after an eight-day trip to New York, the United States (US), to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), his final as Nigerian President. The President, who arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, before 7am, was received by waiting senior government … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has directed all vice-chancellors of its institutions to re-open schools and allow students to resume academic activities. The directive came through the National Universities Commission (NUC), following the National Industrial Court ruling last week ordering the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the over seven months of industrial … [Read more…]