Lawyers ignore NBA’s boycott order

Some members of the Nigerian Bar Association ignored the orders of the association to boycott courts for two days to protest the suspension of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen. The NBA arrived at the resolution at its National Executive Council meeting held on Monday. “The Nigerian Bar Association rising from her NEC meeting has decided […]

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Onnoghen: Lawyers boycott courts in Enugu, Ebonyi

Absence of lawyers at various courts in Enugu on Tuesday stalled court proceedings, following the directive by the Nigeria Bar Association to lawyers to boycott courts for two days. the same scenarios played in courts in Ebonyi State, where court proceedings had stalled as a result of the boycott. The boycott order by the NBA […]

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Stakeholders kick as Fayemi sacks heads of institutions

ASUU: VC’s removal illegal ˜Govt: Action not to witch-hunt any staff Stakeholders have decried the action of Ekiti State Government over its hasty decision to sack heads of state-owned tertiary institutions without Governing Councils in place, claiming that the action lacked due process They are divided over the last week sacking of heads of Ekiti State owned tertiary institutions. […]

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Police ban issuance of new arms licences

Acting Inspector- General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has placed, with immediate effect, embargo on the issuance of new licences for designated arms throughout the country. Force spokesman, ACP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mba, who did not list the categories of arms, called on Nigerians in unlawful possession of […]

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Onnoghen: Fascism creeping in, Falana warns

asks Bar, Bench to challenge ‘illegal’ suspension Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has blasted the 12 lawyers, including three senior advocates, serving in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, over what he described as illegal suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Without prejudice to the merit of the allegations […]

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INEC names 144 observer bodies for coming polls

Preparations for the coming general elections, heightened on Sunday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced names of 144 observer bodies that will monitor the exercise in line with the international standard. The list includes 116 local and 28 foreign bodies The electoral umpire however, threatened to cancel and withdraw the accreditation of any […]

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Idah College of Health Sciences and Technology provost, Anyegwu bags online media association award

The Provost, College of Health Sciences and Technology  Idah, Kogi state, Comrade Nuhu Solomon Anyegwu has been commended for his efforts at repositioning the institution among its peers. Speaking at the presentation ceremony of  an  award of “Distinguished Administrator / Distinguished Institution”  by the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) in the campus, Prince […]

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