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NBA’s 2nd Vice President Calls For Rejection Of Electoral Appeal Committee Appointments

The Second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Chukwuemeka Clement Ugo, has once again criticized the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, accusing him of running a “dictatorship” in the association. In a recent post on his verified Facebook…

18/04/2024 0Comments

EFCC Operatives Lay Siege To Yahaya Bello’s Residence

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have laid siege to the Abuja residence of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. According to eyewitnesses, EFCC officials barricaded the ex-governor’s residence since 9am on Wednesday. The purpose of the operation by the…

17/04/2024 0Comments

EFCC Detains Cubana Chief Priest Ahead of Arraignment Today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, preparatory to his arraignment today (Wednesday) before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Cubana Chief Priest will be arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on…

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LPDC Strikes Off Lawyer’s Name For Misappropriating Client’s N7 Million

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has struck off the name of Nnamdi Osuji, also known as Nnamdi Osuji Patrice, from the Roll of Legal Practitioners in Nigeria for professional misconduct. The decision was reached on January 14, 2021, following a complaint…

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NBA Second VP Slams “Northernization” Of NEC Meetings

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Second Vice President, Mr. Clement Ugo Chukwuemeka, has expressed strong disagreement with the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, over the choice of venues for the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meetings. In a post on his…

15/04/2024 0Comments

How Hoodlums Attacked me at UNIBEN – Akpata

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, has accused a senior official of the Edo State Government of masterminding the attack on him and some participants at an interactive session organised by the University of Benin Staff Club. The LP governorship…

14/04/2024 0Comments

Emefiele Released After Meeting Bail Conditions

The Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been released after meeting the bail conditions granted him by the Court. Emefiele, who arrived at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja in custody of operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes…

13/04/2024 0Comments

Court Sentences Bobrisky to Six Months in Prison

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Nigerian currency – naira. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in her sentence, said the judgment…

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FG Pushes for More Cases to End at Appeal Court

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it has drafted legislation aimed at ensuring that most cases in the country are concluded at the Court of Appeal. This initiative aims to lessen the workload of the justices at the Supreme Court. In Nigeria, apart…

12/04/2024 0Comments

Ogunbanjo’s Family Sues Charter Company over Helicopter Crash

The family of the late former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who was killed in a Southern California helicopter crash in February filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, against the US helicopter company. The former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings,…

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