UMAR, CCT CHAIRMAN: HOW NOT TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT

As outrage welcomed the viral video of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Umar Danladi, the man caught in the shameful show at Banex Plaza Abuja on Tuesday later confirmed exactly what he is made of through a crappy and terribly written press statement. In the viral video, the security guard was…

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Breaking: Two Policemen Shot Dead As Unknown Gunmen Attack Soludo In Anambra

A couple of minutes ago, unknown gunmen disrupted an interactive session between Isuofia youths and a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the town’s civic centre. Two policemen were reportedly shot dead. There is a serious stampede now in Afuzo area of Isuofia which is in Aguata LGA of…

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Surgeries Postponed After 4-day Water Scarcity At UCH

A scarcity of water at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan since last Saturday is causing the postponement of some surgeries, FIJ can report. According to a source, the officials claim the water scarcity is due to some ongoing major repairs within the hospital, but the problem is now affecting patients’ access to healthcare. In fact, surgeries…

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Herdsmen uprooted my N5m cassava farm for their cows to eat –Oyo farmer

A farmer in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Olalekan Tajudeen, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of nomadic herdsmen including how they uprooted his N5m cassava farm for their cows to feed on. Tajudeen, who said he obtained a loan of N5m to start his farming business in the Akinyele Local…

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Detention Of Patients In Hospitals

Sonnie Ekwowusi writes that the detention of patients by hospitals is wrong Last week I found myself in a certain big hospital in Lagos (name withheld) trying to assist a terminally-ill patient who had been detained by the hospital for non-payment of hospital bills. That was not the first time I was encountering such a…

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Umahi is shedding crocodile tears over killings by herders – Intersociety; Senators ask Police to catch attackers

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has condemned the attack on some communities in Ebonyi State, but a civil society group is not impressed with his response. Umahi expressed sadness over the gruesome attack that erased at least 15 lives, maiming of others destruction of homes and properties, as well as looting. However,…

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NAPTIP launches policy document to tackle gender-based violence

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday launched a policy document aimed at tackling all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said in Abuja that the document was to institutionalise an internal gender mainstreaming strategy in NAPTIP. Umar-Farouk…

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Disruptive Technologies and Future of Law in Nigeria Summit Commence April 1

It's no April Fool. Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Law in Nigeria summit organised by the Young Lawyers Forum of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja kicks off April 1, 2021. The event which takes place at NBA Ikeja Secretariat opposite the High Court will feature a number of seasoned professionals. A statement from the…

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Nigerians can get passport issued in 24 hours

Nigerians can now get international passport issued in 24 hours, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said. Speaking at the launch of a new automated fast passport-processing centre at the Maitama Passport Express Centre (MPEC) in Abuja, Aregbesola said it was the vision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Nigeria Immigration Services to…

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SUPREME COURT LAMBASTS LAWYERS WHO ASSIST LITIGANTS TO FRUSTRATE ARBITRATION AWARDS

By Stephen Azubuike Metroline (Nig.) Ltd. v. Dikko [2021] 2 NWLR (Pt. 1761) 422 at 445, per Rhodes-Vivour, JSC Notable Pronouncement I intend to comment on the disturbing trend where all manner of appeals are filed against awards. It is time litigants fully understand, respect and appreciate the nature of arbitration agreements they freely enter…

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