On Monday, Bayo Akinlade, convener of the Duty Solicitor’s Network, called for strict adherence to courtroom etiquette and decorum to sustain a cordial relationship between the bar and bench. Mr Akinlade, a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikorodu branch, claimed the seemingly unhealthy relationship between the bar and bench is one reason the bench is undermined. According to him, legal practitioners must understand that they owe a duty to promote the course of justice before their duty to clients. Consequently, he called on Nigerian lawyers to observe all court decorum and show respect…
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Osun: NDLEA arrests man for alleged possession of cannabis The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it apprehended a 65-year-old man, Dauda Lamidi, for alleged possession of Indian hemp. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday. The suspect was arrested along the Ibadan-Iwo expressway by anti-narcotics agents, said the NDLEA command in Osun. The statement said the suspect had some dried substance, suspected to be hemp, stored inside a two-litre gallon of engine oil. It added that the substance weighed about 1.550kg. According to NDLEA Osun command, the suspect is an ex-convict who was convicted of the same offence…
The Executive Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has called on corporate bodies and institutions to rally support for Government at all levels in a bid to provide qualitative health care for all Nigerians. The Executive Governor made the call at Odode in Idanre Local Government area of the state where he flagged off the first quarter of 2024 NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) programme. Aiyedatiwa, disclosed that it is an herculean task for the government, whether at the Local, State or even Federal level to provide or achieve all her lofty programmes for the…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere on Monday over the northern region. It envisaged prospects of dust haze over Yobe, Borno, Kaduna, Jigawa and Kano states during the forecast period. “Sunny atmosphere with patches of clouds are anticipated over the North Central region during the morning period. Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kwara, Benue, Niger and Kogi states. “Cloudy atmosphere is expected over the southern region with prospects…
The Chairman of ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, said the Igbo can end the marginalisation of their region and gain political freedom only by joining the ruling party. Mr Ganduje said Igbo were close to producing a president back in the 80s but for military takeover. “You know when your brother, Alex Ekwueme was the vice president to our brother, Shehu Shagari,” Mr Ganduje said at the Ifeanyi Ubah’s empowerment rally held at Nnewi, Anambra State on Friday. “The body language was there, and if not that the military struck, your son, Alex Ekwueme would have become the…
Nollywood was again thrown into mourning following the demise of veteran actor Amaechi Muonagor. The actor lost the battle to kidney failure at 62. Following the passing away of his colleague, John Okafor, popularly called Mr Ibu, Muonagor’s death came months after the actor was soliciting for funds online after suffering from a stroke. The news of this demise was posted by a social commentator, Morris Monye, via his X handle, on Sunday. “Deeply heartbroken by the news of Amaechi Muonagor’s passing. He was a talented Nollywood actor whose presence on our screens was truly masterful,” he said. He also added that “This tragic…
The Kaduna State Government said it has received two Armoured Personnel Carriers and a 200-man highly trained Special Squad of the Nigerian Police Force deployed to the state. Governor Uba Sani made the announcement in a statement he issued in Kaduna on Sunday. Mr Sani said, “Today, I received two Armoured Personnel Carriers and 200 highly trained members of the Special Squad of the Nigeria Police Force deployed to Kaduna State by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. This is to strengthen the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality. ”This is a promise fulfilled. During his last…
The Ijaw National Congress declared on Sunday that the law must take its course in the killing of officers and men of the Nigerian Army at Okuama, Delta State. Some persons in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta ambushed and killed 16 officers and men of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission to the community on March 14. Those killed were the battalion’s Commanding Officer, Lt.-Col. AH Ali, two majors, a captain, and 12 soldiers. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, INC President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, stated that in a country…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has ended its seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries, threatening to take “drastic action” against the government. The association’s president, Mohammed Ibrahim, made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders forum organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on Sunday in Lagos, which also had Ibeji Nwokoma, president of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational And Associated Institutions (NASU) in attendance. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of affected university labour unions had, on March 18, directed members to down tools following their four months of withheld salaries and the non-implementation of the…
Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has warned commodity traders against hoarding and speculative trading as the federal government intensifies efforts to scale up food production in the country. The minister stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a special Ramadan lecture/Iftar organised by Mufutau Yinusa, the president’s special adviser on agriculture and food security, and the Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023. The minister, who decried the increasing cost of food items, said that apart from the insecurity that has affected agricultural production, hoarding has exacerbated the problem. “Some of the problems we are facing are also man-made. Hoarding,…