The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has instituted a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited at the Federal High Court, Abuja. ARCON is seeking a declaration among others, that the continued publication and exposure of various advertisements directed at the Nigerian market…
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria ( IMN ) otherwise known as ‘ Shi’ites ‘ has said that it has commenced the process of committal to prison of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba and Chief Medical Director of National Hospital, Dr Jafaru Alunua Momoh over disobedience to a court order ordering the release…
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in far away London has taken to the social media space to certify himself medically fit. He debunked claims of death and sickness via his twitter handle. In a short video he posted on Sunday night, Tinubu was seen riding a stationary…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to boost the fight against corruption by publicly committing to publish his asset declaration at the end of his tenure in office. SERAP also asked the president to encourage other members of his administration to also publish their asset declaration at the end of…
PRESS RELEASE RE:APPOINTMENT OF 16 JUSTICES FOR THE COURT OF APPEAL: CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Distinguished Colleagues, Kindly find attached the Notice by the NBA President calling for expression of interest by our qualified members to the Bench of the Court of Appeal. Thank you and do have a great night. Akorede Habeeb Lawal…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its seven-month strike and resume classes. He said that the current administration has made significant progress in addressing ASUU-related issues. The President stated that the Federal Government would continue to mobilize resources, both internationally and domestically, to fund the education sector…
Distinguished Colleagues, You will recall that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN in a bid to further improve electoral practices in the NBA, had earlier constituted the NBA Electoral Reform Committee. In furtherance of its mandates, the Electoral Reform Committee of the NBA hereby calls for Memoranda from NBA Branches (through…
President Vladimir Putin of Russia signed decrees on Friday to declare four Ukrainian regions part of Russia as the Kremlin seeks to solidify its tenuous hold over Ukrainian territory through a widely denounced illegal annexation. “This is the will of millions of people,” he said. “This is their right, their inalienable right.” The Russian leader…
The controversial Kano State cleric, Sheik Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara, yesterday accused his lawyer, Dalhatu Shehu-Usman, of allegedly collecting N2 million to bribe the presiding Judge of an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano in his ongoing trial. Abduljabbar is facing trial before the Sharia Court in Kano over alleged blasphemy. The cleric is charged with four-count…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo chapter, by dismissing an appeal instituted at the Court by Dan Orbhi-led faction. The suit sought the court order to authenticate the ad-hoc delegate elections conducted by Dan Orbhi’s faction and to invalidate another one conducted by Governor Godwin…