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The Chairman, Section of Public Interest and Development (SPIDEL) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Monday Ubani, has described as needless the extension of the tenure of office of the incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, by President…

Legal Luminary, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has described Section 65 of the Electoral Act, which empowers the Chief Returning Officer of INEC to return and also review his decision, as very dangerous to the country’s electoral system Olanipekun, made the remarks on Wednesday, when…

FORMER chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has asked the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to clarify the commission’s position on section 134 of the 1999 constitution to the public. Section 134 of the…

Rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has challenged the Department of State Services (DSS) to file charges against Godwin Emefiele. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor faces allegations of terrorism financing, diversion of revenue, agricultural loans and fraudulent practices in Forex transactions. In a statement…

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Sunday came down hard on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for trying to force the cashless policy on Ni­gerians. Speaking exclusively with Daily Independent, Sagay, who backed the calls…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana says the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has not returned to the country following allegations of terrorism financing levelled against him by the Department of State Services…

Legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has said the 1999 Constitution is responsible for the myriad of challenges in Nigeria and called for its substitution, adding that the document cannot produce the best set of leaders for Nigeria. The founder of Afe Babalola…