The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has declared June 12 should be “a national day of protest” for all Nigerian students rather than the celebration of Democracy Day. The National President of NANS, Mr. Sunday Asefon, said that the country should not be celebrating Democracy Day on June 12 while students are being killed…
Former Ondo State governor, Segun Mimiko, has said posterity will judge President Muhammadu Buhari based on his ability to tackle the present security challenges ravaging the country. Mimiko stated this, on Tuesday, while speaking at the 71st birthday ceremony/ public presentation of biography of the former chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream),…
The 1st Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), John Aikpokpo-Martins, has said that governors have not fulfilled their agreement with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN) who are currently on strike. Aikpokpo-Martins, said that as things are now, the governors are holding everybody to ransom. “The agreement was very straightforward. They are supposed…
President Muhammadu Buhari says those who want to destroy his government will receive the shock of their lives as his administration will do everything possible to ensure they fail. He spoke on Tuesday after meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu; and other electoral commissioners in Aso Villa, Abuja, over…
The federal government says it wants the United Arab Emirates to stop discriminatory travel protocols against Nigeria. The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 explained that it had urged the UAE to remove the protocols against Nigerians. The PSC Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this in Abuja. ”The federal…
The Southern Senators Forum has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be alive to his responsibility to protect lives and property in Nigeria in the wake of Ahmed Gulak’s murder, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress. On Monday, the senators tasked the police and the army to fish out the killers and other criminals…
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday sworn-in Justice John Oyewole Adeyeye as the Acting Chief Judge of the state, called on the judiciary to prioritise matters of sexual crimes. Fayemi said the appeal became necessary following the increasing rate of rape and defilement related cases flooding the courts in recent times. The governor also…
A woman caught using pirated versions of Windows and Office in a Madrid establishment offering international phone calls has been sentenced to six months in prison. The Spanish Supreme Court also upheld a $4,400 fine […]
2021 Constitution Amendment: Expectations and Challenges: By His Excellency, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, PhD, CFR, Former Deputy President of the Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria A paper delivered at the NBA-SPIDEL Annual Conference Ibadan on May 24, 2021 Introduction I am happy to be here among my learned colleagues. I appreciate the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),…
The Council of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) and the 2021 Conference Planning Committee has announced the official Opening of REGISTRATION for the 15th Annual Business Law Conference scheduled to hold on Wednesday July 14th and Thursday, July 15th, 2021, with the theme: “Re-tooling Businesses for Change; Leveraging the Tech Explosion”…