BEYOND PRAISE AND PLEASANTRIES: SUCCEEDING AS BAR LEADER
The legal profession in this country must rise to it's rightful status as the protector of the rule of law.
The legal profession in this country must rise to it's rightful status as the protector of the rule of law.
The operations involves significant reinforcements, including additional units of tactical personnel, state-of-the-art drones for enhanced surveillance, Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), units of Police Mobile Force, helicopters, and specialized platoons from the Special Intervention Squad (SIS).
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, DSP BABASEYI OLUSEYI, disclosed in a statement that CP JOMOH had to order the use of minimal force to disperse the protesters, clear the barricades on the expressway and restore free flow of traffic on the bridge.
Justice OKPE adjourned the matter till September 25, 2025, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The PPRO said during interrogation, one of the suspects confessed that the money was collected at Kehoy Hotel, Iperu, Ogun State, from a man described as “Political Solution”, acting on the directive of his supervisor.
CAPPA also warned that Nigeria’s key institutions and basic freedoms are under siege. It said that the country’s anti-corruption agencies, legislature, and even the judiciary continue to wobble under political pressure.
The PSC Chairman made the observation during a meeting with members of the Committee for the Implementation of State Police, led by the Chairman, Professor OLU OGUNSAKIN.
The suspect is presently undergoing psychological evaluation, as initial observations suggest signs of mental instability.
If we want to improve this relationship, all judges should be allowed to come back to the Bar with full privileges then we will see some substantive positive changes in attitudes and behaviors .
The Customs’ Area Comptroller at the Idiroko Border Command said the foreign currency was being smuggled by a yet-to-be identified courier from Nigeria to Benin Republic, through the border, before it was intercepted.
The suspects, who are currently in custody, were caught after breaking into a private residence in the town in the late hours of Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Easter reminds us of the power of renewal, hope, and resurrection. May this season fill your hearts with peace, joy, and the strength to press forward in unity and service to humanity.
The PPRO said "In line with standard operational procedures, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, promptly ordered the deployment of tactical units and directed an intelligence-led rescue operation to safely locate and rescue the victims."
President TINUBU departed Abuja on August 30 for a twenty-one-day working vacation in London and Paris, but his return was postponed twice without any clear reason.
AJAH JOHNSON UCHENNA and his wife, ROSEMARY, were first arrested in Ojo area of the state on June 13, by operatives of the Department of State Security with two hundred and seventy-seven-point-five kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis.
The Executive Director of RULAAC, OKECHUKWU NWANGUMA said there was the need for a thorough investigation to determine the actual cause of NNAMDI CHIDI’s death and the authenticity of an autopsy report suggesting that he was murdered.
With 2025 WHD theme as "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures", CAPPA noted that this year’s reflection provides an opportunity for the government to review and strengthen its healthy food systems so it can guarantee Nigerians’ access to nutritious food.
“We urge the government to act fast and raise the taxes on tobacco and related products to 100 percent. This is a proven way to not only discourage tobacco and e-cigarette use, but also save billions in healthcare costs.”
DIEZANI was accused of accepting financial or other advantages from individuals linked to two energy companies that had secured contracts with Nigeria’s state-owned petroleum corporation when she was the country’s oil minister.
In a statement on his X handle, the SDP Presidential candidate said there was no constitutional, legal or moral basis for the suppression of political parties through what he called government-backed judicial action.
The Nigerian side are in third place in their group, after picking up three points from their 1-zero win against Rwanda on Saturday, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT Police Command, JOSEPHINE ADEH said the detectives tracked the victim’s mobile phone and conducted follow up operations at Dei-Dei, Dakwa, and Dan-Tata communities within Kubwa Area of the FCT, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
In their last visit to the United States of America, in the summer of 2022, the Super Eagles played against Mexico at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, losing narrowly by 1-2.
An unsigned statement on the Facebook page of the Lagos State Government further indicates that the unidentified woman took an Uber ride from Lekki to the Panti Police Station, with her luggage of three bags of different sizes.
The Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Hon Fuad Atanda Lawal, described the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Primary Health Centre as one of his biggest achievements, as he prepares to exit office after eight years.
Withdrawals above these limits will attract excess withdrawal fees of three percent for individuals and five percent for corporates, which is shared in the ratio of forty percent for the CBN and sixty percent for the financial institution.
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre says by deliberately weakening key electoral safeguards, the Senate led by Senator GODSWILL AKPABIO, had chosen impunity over integrity and rigging over reform.
In a statement by the Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, TORTY NJOKU KALU, the PSC noted that there is currently no ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force, and no portal has been opened for such exercise.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig-Gen MOHAMED BUBA MARWA presented the scorecard at an awards and commendation ceremony held at the NDLEA National Headquarters in Abuja.
Part of the revelations in the affidavit indicate that the sum of over Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Million Naira found in the bank accounts are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.