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Raheem: Burial postponed, Lawyers to Pay Last Respects

The Nigerian Bar Association on Monday said it would schedule a special programme to honour the late female lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on the last Christmas Day. The NBA disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity…

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Edo Train Attack: Soldiers, Police, Vigilantes Track Abductors, 31 Passengers Missing

Soldiers, police personnel and vigilantes are currently tracking the abductors of no fewer than 31 train passengers who were whisked away from the Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben, Edo State, on Saturday. Among the victims are the Manager of the station, Godwin Okpe…

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Stop Medical Professionals from Leaving Nigeria, SAN Tells FG

A senior lawyer, Mr Ighodalo Imadegbelo (SAN) yesterday urged the federal government to take urgent steps to end the exodus of young medical practitioners from the federation. Imadegbelo, an expert in Medical Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, noted that the trend “is threatening…

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Scores Abducted From Edo Train Station, Many Injured

Barely a year after terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja, at a place called Katari in Kaduna State, the Edo State Police Command said scores of passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area…

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CBN Bans Over-The-Counter Withdrawal of New Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks not to pay customers making over-the-counter withdrawals of new naira notes again. Instead, the apex bank directed the banks to load their Automated Teller Machines with only new notes to ensure that the…

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AI Robot Set To Defend A Human In Court For The First Time

In February, likely for the first time, an artificial intelligence, or AI, bot, will defend and advise a human during a court hearing. The robot lawyer is set to debut in court next month, but its makers are tight-lipped about the location of…

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Crisis Rocks NBA as Ex-General Sec Accuses President of Dictatorship

A former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), Mr. Nimi Walson-Jack, has described his suspension from the National Executive Council(NEC) of the association as a return to the dark ages of socialism and communism when Governments sanctioned and jailed lawyers for…

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NBA Suspends Fmr. General Secretary, Nimi Watson-Jack Over Parallel Lawyers Association

The Nigerian Bar Association has suspended Mr Nimi Walson-Jack as a member of its National Executive Council and stripped him of his privileges as the NBA’s former General Secretary. According to a communiqué made available to journalists on Thursday, the NBA-NEC resolved at…

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NNPC Prospects for Oil in Niger, Borno – Report

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is prospecting for crude oil in more locations across the north, after discovering the commodity in Bauchi and Gombe states. NNPC stated that it was currently taking coordinated steps for more frontier exploration in the region, as…

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LPPC Invites Applicants For 2023 SAN Award, N1m Non-Refundable Fee To Be Paid

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has opened invitations for lawyers to apply for the 2023 award for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria at N1m, per applicant. The LPPC, in a notice issued by its Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court,…

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