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Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has rejected the sexual harassment petition filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, citing constitutional violations and the ongoing court case on the allegations. Bamidele argued that the petition, signed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to meet Senate procedural rules and should not be entertained. Senator Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central, made […]

The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBA-Women Forum), in collaboration with the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the NBA Idemili Branch, is pleased to announce that Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, FCIArb, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming International Women’s Day Webinar on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 4:00 pm via Zoom. Akangbe, a […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has launched the issuance of digital Annual Practice Licenses for all legal practitioners who have duly paid their Annual Bar Practicing Fees for the year 2025. In an official statement issued by Dr. Mobolaji Ojibara, General Secretary of the NBA, lawyers were […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up a call with his U.S. counterpart midday Wednesday, and there are expected to be more discussions between the two leaders’ teams throughout the afternoon. It’s the first time the two have spoken since U.S. President Donald Trump launched a trade war yesterday with devastating tariffs on all Canadian goods. […]

Operatives of Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force have launched a manhunt against the lady who visited the hotel room of ex-Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang. FCT police command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, confirmed Parradang’s death. Adeh said the ex-CG died […]

The Chief Judge of Benue State, Hon. Justice Maurice Ahemba Ikpambese, has directed the immediate relocation of the Local Government Election Petition Tribunals and the Appeal Tribunal to the NBA House, Abuja, citing security concerns and the ongoing strike by the Benue State Judiciary Staff Union. In an official directive issued from the Chief Judge’s […]

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that Nigeria’s contactless application system is now working in the United Kingdom and Canada. He stated this in an interactive session with the Organised Private Sector at NECA House on Tuesday in Lagos. The Minister narrated the hurdles he went through in terms of Nigerian passport issues as […]

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) over alleged fraud. They are being prosecuted on a four-count charge of breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N96 million before Justice Akanbi of the State […]

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd.), has opened up about his tenure in the fight against insurgency, defending his leadership while acknowledging lingering challenges in Nigeria’s security landscape. Speaking on Arise News on Tuesday morning, Buratai addressed critical issues ranging from intelligence gathering to allegations of mismanaged military funds, while also […]

Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set for a showdown with the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly as he rejected the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the lawmakers to present the 2025 budget, according to Punch report. The governor also dismissed the assembly’s opposition to his directive for outgoing local government chairmen to hand over to […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, heard how a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who served under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, purchased a N200million property in Abuja with a cash payment in dollars. Mamman is answering to a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the […]

The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after […]