Body of benchers advocates adequate pay for lawyers

Seeks adequate welfare for judicial officers The Body of Benchers, Nigeria, has sought adequate remuneration for young lawyers in the legal profession. This was as it sought better welfare for judges and other judicial officers in the country. The call was made by the Chairman, Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, during the call […]

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Music star Yinka Ayefele commemorates accident’s 25th anniversary

Veteran gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele has marked the 25th anniversary of surviving a car accident. Describing the incident as his ‘turning point’, Ayefele shared throwback photos of the badly damaged Volkswagen Beetle as a result of the accident that left him confined to a wheelchair. The father of three expressed gratitude to God and implored […]

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Let terrorists have their day in court, soonest

The news that more that hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists will be put on trial very soon, as disclosed by the Nigerian Army is welcome news. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operations (OPHK), Maj. General Christopher Musa reportedly said that 886 ‘hardened’ fighters of the extremist Islamic sect will be transferred to Giwa Project for […]

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Three gunmen killed in attack on Imo INEC office

Three gunmen were killed early Monday when police repelled an assault on an election office in Nigeria’s southeast, police said, in the latest violence in the restive region. The attack on the main office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, capital of Imo state, followed similar assaults less than three months to […]

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Nigerians are being progressively impoverished, ex-CAN president Onaiyekan laments

Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and former national president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said the weak economy under the present administration has thrown millions of Nigerians into abject poverty. He also declared that President Muhammadu Buhari appears to have no solution to the security challenges […]

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China faces soaring Covid cases as hardline policy eases

Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP Covid cases are surging in the Chinese capital, officials said Monday, as the country navigates a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy. Just a few days after China began loosening restrictions, Beijing authorities said more than 22,000 patients had visited hospitals across the city in the previous […]

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Oyo clears refuse heaps on Ibadan pedestrian bridge

Oyo State Government Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. on Friday cleared heaps of refuse and human excrement at the New Gbagi Pedestrian bridge. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said that the Managing Director, Mottainai Recycling Ltd, Mr. Adey Adewuyi said the decision to clean pedestrian bridges […]

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Gbajabiamila expresses doubts over conclusion of constitutional amendment as expected

Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday expressed doubt over the conclusion of constitutional amendment before the expiration of ninth assembly in June 2023. He made this known at the second edition of the Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja. The […]

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