NBA urges NJC to resist pressure by Edo State govt to appoint loyalists as judges

...Accuses Edo CJ of attempt to supplant nominees with cronies The Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, has appealed to the National Judicial Council (NJC) to resist plots by the Edo State government to influence the appointment of its preferred candidates into the state’s judiciary. NBA President, Paul Usoro, SAN, In a unanimous resolution passed by…

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Would Hajo Sani become Buhari’s next Chief of Staff?

As the race for a new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari’ continues, analysts posit he should look beyond his circle and go for an upright, incorruptible, realistic, resourceful, well-educated and non-controversial personality from any part of the country. Meanwhile gender experts insist that appointing a female Chief of Staff to the President will…

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NBA Demands Release of Emperor Ogbonna from DSS and Abia State Government

Following the re-arrest and alleged persecution of Emperor Ogbonna, a legal practitioner, by the Department of State Security (DSS ) and Abia State Government , the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the action while calling for his release. Full text of the press statement signed by NBA National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kunle Edun…

How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Wellington, New Zealand (CNN)After weeks of lockdown, New Zealand has achieved its ambitious goal of eliminating the coronavirus.But the country isn't celebrating yet.Over the past few days, newly diagnosed infections have been in the single digits. And on Monday, New Zealand reported just one new case."That does give us confidence that we've achieved our…

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Nigerians are currently reacting to the ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Act’ which grants the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) more administrative powers for forceful vaccinations to limitations on Freedom of association. The bill which was sponsored by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has passed a second reading in the House of Representatives. Leading the debate, Gbajabiamila said that the…

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NBA urges NJC to resist pressure by Edo State govt to appoint loyalists as judges

Would Hajo Sani become Buhari’s next Chief of Staff?

NBA Demands Release of Emperor Ogbonna from DSS and Abia State Government

How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown

An Assembly of non-nationals?

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