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Northern Senators Move Against Akpabio Over alleged N4trn Budget Padding

Northern senators under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum (NSF) have confronted the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over alleged padding of the 2024 budget with about N4 trillion worth of projects. Representatives of the 58-member Forum led by its chairman, Abdul Ningi (PDP,…

10/03/2024

Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua is Dead

The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal Benin division, Hon. Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua is dead. She died Friday, 8 March Justice Orji-Abadua, who was on the reserve list of nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court last year, hailed from Ikeduru in…

09/03/2024

‘Pivot Of The Nation,’ Tinubu Hails Nigerian Women On 2024 IWD

President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigerian women on this year’s International Women’s Day, describing them as the pivot of the nation. Tinubu in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritize women’s welfare, protect their rights,…

08/03/2024

Police Assault Legal Practitioner, NBA, Law Firm Demand Justice

A legal practitioner, Olamide Timothy Olaniyi has narrated how he was brutally assaulted by some officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The incident was said to have occurred when Mr. Olaniyi visited the station to inquire about a client who was detained. Despite his…

07/03/2024

Granting Interviews After Court Sittings Unethical, Justice Odili Cautions Lawyers

The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Justice Mary Peter Odili (retd), on Wednesday, cautioned lawyers against addressing the media after court proceedings, describing the action as unethical. She stated this on the second day of the Call to Bar Ceremony of 4,412…

06/03/2024

LPDC Suspends Lawyer For Insulting Magistrate In Anambra

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers has come down heavily on a senior lawyer of 41 years post-call for using derogatory language against an Anambra Chief Magistrate. In a February 20, 2024 direction the Committee ordered “That the…

06/03/2024

CJN Assures Judges of Improved Welfare Packages

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday assured magistrates and judges of the lower courts of ongoing efforts at improving their welfare packages. Ariwoola, who gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Hybrid Refresher Course for…

05/03/2024

ECNBA Sets Timeline For NBA-2024 National Elections, Releases Guidelines

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has announced the schedule and guidelines for the national elections to elect new national officers and representatives to the General Council of the Bar. In a notice signed by ECNBA Chairman Oluseun Abimbola…

04/03/2024

Falana Asks FG To Review Fuel Subsidy Removal

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) wants the Federal Government to review the fuel subsidy removal policy owing to claims that Nigeria is still paying for it. President Bola Tinubu had on his inauguration declared an end to the subsidy era, triggering a…

03/03/2024

Agbakoba Backs Tinubu’s Subsidy Removal

Legal luminary and human rights activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said President Bola Tinubu was right to have removed fuel subsidy. Besides supporting the subsidy removal, Agbakoba said he was fully in support of correcting the economy. However, he noted, “I do…

03/03/2024

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