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57 Lawyers Shortlisted For SAN Status [FULL LIST]
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the shortlisting of 57 legal practitioners for elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). This announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi. According to the statement, the decision was reached during the committee’s 169th plenary session...
Malami Promoting Ethnic Agenda Against Nnamdi Kanu, Ndigbo – IPOB
In the face of the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has accused the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami of promoting ethnic agenda against Nnamdi Kanu and Ndigbo in general. In a press release on Saturday afternoon by the group's Media and Publicity Secretary Comrade Emma Powerful, made available to...
162Million Nigerians Visited Porn, Betting Sites In June – StatiSense
A recent report by StatiSense has revealed that Nigerian mobile users made over 162 million visits to porn and betting websites in June 2024. The platform’s latest data, which highlights the top ten websites visited by Nigerians on mobile devices last month, shows a significant portion of this traffic is directed towards adult content and gambling sites. According to a post...
Govs Block Council Chairmen From Opening CBN Accounts
Some state governors has explicitly warn their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account. This is because the challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension. The latest development represents yet another significant hurdle, nearly...
NLC Members Stole Funds Meant For Workers’ Salaries During Invasion — Abure
The National Chairman of Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure, has accused the Joe Ajaero-led Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and those they led to besiege the party’s national secretariat of stealing funds meant for payment of staff salaries, among other valuables during Wednesday’s attack. Abure, who spoke for the first time since the picketing of the party’s secretariat, described the action...
EFCC Comments On DSS Arrest Of Ex-Obi Campaign DG, Okupe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commented on the arrest of Doyin Okupe, ABN TV reports. The ex-Director General of the Peter Obi-Datti Baba Ahmed Campaign was detained earlier on Thursday. The Department of State Services (DSS) arrested him at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. READ ALSO: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Lagos International Airport The former presidential adviser...
ICPC Reviews Petition Against Ibas Over Rivers funds
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has confirmed receiving a petition demanding a probe into the handling of Rivers State federal allocations by the state’s former Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). The petition, filed by civil rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, came days after Ibas ended his administration of the state on September 18. Speaking...
2023 Elections: Over 700,000 PVCs Waiting For Collection In Our Office – Oyo REC, Agboke
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Barrister Mutiu Agboke has disclosed that over 700,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) are waiting for collection in the commission’s office. Agboke made this disclosure on Sunday while speaking d...
Sen. Kalu Mourns Demise Of Pioneer Sec General Of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof Ben Nwabueze
Former Governor of Abia State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed sadness over the passing of the pioneer Secretary General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and former Minister of Education, Professor Ben Nwabueze. Extolling the virtues of the late elder statesman, Kalu acknowledged the remarkable contributions of the late legal luminary to the social, economic and political...
Amid Leadership Crisis, Osun Govt Reopens State Polytechnic
Osun State Government has announced the reopening of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. The reopening was made public via a statement contained in a Public Service Announcement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole on Wednesday in Osogbo. According to the statement, “This is to inform the general public, especially staff and students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree that Mr....
