Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, of Zamfara State, has sworn in the new Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Hassan Mohammed Gusau. Delivering his speech at the Councils Chamber, Government House, Gusau on Wednesday, the Governor said following the impeachment of the immediate past Deputy Governor by the State House of Assembly, it became imperative to…
The Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), Emmanuel Ukala, SAN has resigned his appointment, citing lack of discipline and undue interference by the Body of Benchers in the activities of the committee. The Life Bencher made this known in a notice dated 22nd of February, 2022 and sighted by Lawyard. Ukala stated that…
The Ukrainian parliament has approved a declaration of a state of emergency in the entire country, except for two eastern regions where it has already been in place since 2014. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy proposed introducing a nationwide state of emergency earlier on Wednesday, as the country braces for a possible large scale military offensive from…
Lawmakers in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have impeached the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Mahdi Gusau. Mr Gusau was impeached during plenary on Wednesday shortly after the House received the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to investigate the allegations against him….
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted fake $4.7 million cash from Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said operatives of the agency had in the early hours of Friday, February 18 stopped a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at the Abaji area of…
Institute for African Women in Law(IAWL) is set for the virtual launch of the Women Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) Report on February 24, 2022. Time: 9: 00am The IAWL is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to supporting the formidable works of women in law across the continent of Africa and the Diaspora. “Our goal…
A presiding judge of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, Justice Rita Pemu, has escaped kidnap attempt. Secretary of the Nigeria Bar Association, Owerri Branch, Chinedu Agu, said the justice’s driver is still missing. According to him, the incident happened on Monday along Azia-Orsumoghu-Ihiala. He explained in a statement that the justice escaped amid gunshots…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL has announced a list of 43 planning committee members for it’s annual conference holding in Sokoto state from May 22- 26, 2022. A statement released by the Publicity Secretary of the Section, Mr Godfrey Echeho, named Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, as the chairman…