By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna The Police have arraigned the driver and owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in a crash at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The duo was […]
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My distinguished Colleagues, On Thursday, 30 July 2020, I was elected the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) – the largest and most vibrant Bar Association in Africa. Consequently, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) […]
My distinguished Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to join the United Nations and all the nations of the world to celebrate the 2020 International Youth Day, today, 12 August 2020. The theme of this year’s International Youth Day, “Youth […]
In the words of James Baldwin, “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to […]
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a couple and five others for selling a day-old baby for N600,000. The Guardian gathered that the incident happened last weekend in Igwurita community of Ikwere Local Government Area of the state. The suspects […]
Last week, I received the devastating news of the demise of an eminent member of the Nigerian Judiciary, Hon. Justice Okeke Jude, who died at the age of 64 on 04 August 2020. Until his death, His Lordship was the […]
By Collins Nweze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday adjusted the official exchange rate to N379 to the dollar. The official exchange rate had remained at N361 to the dollar for about five months until yesterday’s adjustment, which is […]
It is on record that Mr. Alegeh, SAN, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association had congratulated Mr. Olumide Akpata on the 30th of July 2020 even before the conclusion of the 2020 NBA election. Mr. Alegeh has since […]
Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of N827.6m recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from two firms described as contractors to the Niger Delta Development […]
SOUTH AFRICA’s supermarket retailer, Shoprite, said it is open to local investors, dispelling the rumour about its planned exit from the country. The firm, in a statement, said it does not make sense for it to leave the country after […]