The special investigator of the Nigerian Bar Association probing the invasion of Justice Mary Odili’s home by security agents, Mr Monday Ubani, has said the parade of 14 suspects in Abuja by the police on Thursday is only the first step in the process of getting to the root of the matter. Ubani, who was…
The Nigerian Army has said a Brigadier General and three soldiers were killed during an encounter with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Saturday in Askira Uba, Borno State. The director, Army public relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said the troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN…
Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Reform Group, LRG, has submitted a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters seeking the Inclusion of their proposals into the soon-to-be re-enacted Legal Practitioners Act, 2004. Last week, the Senate Committee announced an invitation to stakeholders and members of the general public…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said N258m was paid annually to 860 lawyers in the ministry as robe allowance. Malami said each of the counsel was getting N300,000 annually. The minister disclosed this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights and Legal Matters to…
For Africa to attain the high level of post-COVID-19 recovery recorded in more developed economies, stakeholders in the continent must begin to develop the required collaborations for local production of vaccines, according to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President, represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, made the observation on Thursday in Abuja at the opening…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal next week, where he will discuss ending the Covid-19 pandemic and battling climate change, his spokesman said Thursday. Blinken will meet with the president of each country to “advance US-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities,” state department spokesman Ned Price said in a…
A Kano Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting at Gidan Murtala and presided over by Hauwa Minjibir on Tuesday sent a lawyer, Hashim Hussein Hashim, to correctional centre for allegedly abusing the state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Tahar Adam. The lawyer had earlier released a series of audio recordings, faulting the Kano State Government for prosecuting a…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Thursday, said Nigeria has lost a hardworking, courageous and brilliant jurist in the person of Justice Samuel Oseji who, until his death, was a Justice of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Muhammad disclosed this during a special valedictory court session held at the ceremonial…
Fourteen persons have been arrested in connection with the raid on Justice Mary Odili’s residence in Abuja, the police said on Thursday. Some of the suspects include a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence Ajodo; a contributing editor with one of the national dailies, Stanley Nkwazema, and an Islamic scholar. The Force Public Relations Officer,…
The Federal Government is opened to all kinds of solutions, including political ones, in order to resolve the crisis surrounding separatist agitations in Nigeria. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), gave the indication on Wednesday in an interview with journalists in Abuja on the pardon granted to Boko Haram…