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Tinubu Orders Probe Of Edu’s Ministry, Vows To Take Action

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough probe of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation led by Betta Edu. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement…

08/01/2024

Dangote Debunks FX Wrongdoing

Dangote group says to its knowledge, no accusation of wrong-going has so far been made against of the companies in the group despite the show-stopping raid on the conglomerate’s Lagos headquarters on Friday. In a one-page statement in Lagos at the weekend the…

07/01/2024

NBA’s Electoral Body Releases Preliminary Notice On Polls

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has officially commenced preparations for the NBA 2024 elections. In ECNBA Notice No.1, the Committee advised that payment of Bar Practicing Fees (BPF) for 2024 opens on January 1st, 2024 and closes on…

06/01/2024

Money Politics Threatens Integrity of NBA – Tobenna Erojikwe

The last has not been heard of Tobenna Erojikwe’s recent viral new year message shared on a closed WhatsApp group; the latest buzz is the part of the message where he decried the pernicious effect of money on the Nigerian Bar Association…

05/01/2024

Ex-Sierra Leone President Koroma Granted Political Asylum in Nigeria

Baring any last minute changes, the Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma would be arriving Nigeria on Thursday on political asylum. The former President who was investigated for his role in a botched coup d’etat and was found culpable of complicity. A signed…

04/01/2024

2024 Bar Practicing Fee: NBA Sets Payment Guidelines, Fee Range

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has released modalities for payment of the mandatory 2024 Annual Bar Practicing Fee (BPF) by lawyers. In a public notice, the professional body pegged the 2024 BPF at N5,000 for 4 years and below, N10,000 for 5-9 years,…

03/01/2024

Tinubu Signs N28.7tn 2024 Appropriation Bill Into Law

President Bola Tinubu has signed the N28.7 trillion 2024 appropriation bill into law. He assented to the 2024 appropriation bill at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Among those with the President while he signed were the President of…

02/01/2024

National Assembly Passes 2024 Budget, Raises Estimates By ₦1.2tn

The National Assembly on Saturday passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the sum to ₦28.7 trillion from the initial ₦27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu late November. The lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the bill after raising…

31/12/2023

MOHBAD: Falana Petitions Lagos CP Over ‘Death Threats’ Against Wife, Son

Human rights advocate and lawyer, Femi Falana, has written a petition to the Lagos State Police Command to investigate the alleged death threats against the late singer Mohbad’s wife and son. Recall, that llerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as, Mohbad, a former signee…

30/12/2023

Akeredolu’s Death, Colossal Loss – Fagbemi

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has described the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State as a colossal loss to the country, the legal world and civil society organisations. Prince Fagbemi said Akeredolu’s days…

29/12/2023

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