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The Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has again challenged the Nigerian Bar Association to take deliberate steps to check what he termed as the decline in legal practice standards in the country. He expressed concern that the reputation and public image of…

Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir Friday evening signed into law, 12 bills passed by the State House of Assembly recently. Among the bills that were signed into law is the Bill for the Establishment of Bauchi State Vigilante and Youth…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has responded to the statement credited to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, accusing the federal government of not showing any commitment to reach an agreement that will end the…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday denied its involvement in any alleged demand by state governors on the Federal Government (FG) to retire all federal civil servants who are above 50 years. The forum said it was also not aware of the…

A four-year-old boy, Oluwadarasimi Omojola, has been reportedly kidnapped along Itaji/Ijelu Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area, Ekiti State, this evening. The Owajumu of Omu Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ogundeyi, who confirmed the incident through a telephone conversation with newsmen said the incident occurred…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has spoken on the disagreement between the state government and Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) over a N2.5 billion debt. The company, last week, said it has sued the state government for a 2021 deal, in which…

DESPITE spending more than 100 days in captivity, Hassan Usman, one of the released abductees from the Abuja-Kaduna train, has maintained that he still remains a strong supporter of President Buhari. Usman, a lawyer, and his wife, Amina were among the passengers abducted…

Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev Henry Ndukuba, at the weekend commissioned Law faculty building of Paul University, Awka, Anambra State. This came as staff members of the University used the occasion to protest the nonpayment of their salaries…