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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has confirmed Dr kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer and 57 others as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Secretary of LPPC, Mr Hajo Bello. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that LPPC had earlier shortlisted 69 lawyers for the prestigious award, Those in the list included Funmi Falana, the wife of Mr Femi Falana (SAN); the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) Mrs Folashade Alli, Abiola Oyebanji, Bomo Agbebi. On the list also were Daniel Uruakpa, Felix Offia, Lawrence Falade, Kingsley Obamogie.…
By Kamil Opeyemi The House of Representatives Committee on Works says it is considering the adoption of concrete pavements for road construction in the country. Rep. Akin Alabi, the Chairman of the Committee said this at its inaugural meeting in Abuja on Thursday. “The use of concrete may be considered and adopted by the committee for road construction against the use of asphalt which has led to the deprorable state of road infrastructure in the country,” he said. He said that the committee would ensure proper oversight of the Ministry of Works and its parastatals to ensure contracts for road…
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra) says he decided to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he wants the South-East to align with the Central Government of President Bola Tinubu. Ubah said this when he visited the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje in company of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. He appreciated the party’s leadership for accepting him into its fold. Ubah commended President Bola for appointing Mr Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works, in spite of the party recording low votes in the South-East at the 2023 presidential election.…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on Thursday says it has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Ltd., a telecommunications company after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr Reuben Muoka. It said that the Telco had obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). According to the statement, the Commission has also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations by failing to pay its debts in spite of several…
A former NFL player has been charged with the murder of his mother after being arrested in California on Tuesday. Authorities had been searching for Sergio Brown since his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, was found dead near her home outside of Chicago last month. He will be extradited to Illinois to face charges of first-degree murder, police said. Mr Brown played for four professional teams during a six-year career. Police in Maywood, Illinois – about 12 miles (19km) west of Chicago – discovered Ms Brown in a creek on 16 September after family members reported her missing. A medical examiner…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restated commitment to boost liquidity in the Foreign Exchange (FX) market. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, Dr Isa AbdulMumin, made this known on Thursday in Marrakech. AbdulMumin also announced that Importers of all the 43 items previously restricted in 2015 are now allowed to purchase foreign exchange in the Nigerian FX market. He said that the apex bank would continue to promote orderliness and professional conduct by all participants in the market. According to him, the idea is to ensure that market forces determined exchange rates on a “Willing Buyer-Willing Seller” principle. “The CBN…
Kano State has at least 989,234 out-of-school children, UNICEF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, said in Kano on Thursday. She told a news conference that the almost one million out-of-school children in the state are of both gender. Munduate said Nigeria needed to redouble efforts in addressing the critical issue of out-of-school children and improve investments in the education sector. “There is the need for every child to have access to education,’’ she said. The country representative added that 1.5 million girls were enrolled in schools under UNICEF’s Girls’ Education Project Phase 3, implemented between 2012 and 2022.…
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect until further notice”. The move comes after the ROC recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia since its full-scale invasion began in 2022. The IOC said last Thursday’s recognition was “a breach of the Olympic Charter because it violates the territorial integrity of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine”. The suspension means the ROC “is no longer entitled to operate as a National Olympic Committee” and “cannot receive any funding from the Olympic movement”. Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk,…
Gaza’s only power plant ran out of fuel on Wednesday, and back-up generators could stop working in hours, it adds. Medical centres have been overwhelmed after Israel imposed a “complete siege” on Gaza and pounded the territory with air and artillery strikes. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on Saturday. Israel has vowed not to restore electricity or allow basic resources and humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas releases around 150 hostages it abducted during its attacks on Saturday. “As Gaza loses power, hospitals lose power, putting newborns in incubators and elderly patients on oxygen at risk. Kidney…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe have uncovered and deactivated 53 illegal refining sites, recovered stolen products and apprehended 19 suspected oil thieves in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops had sustained momentum against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. He said the troops discovered and destroyed 54 dugout pits, 66 boats, 138 storage tanks, 253 cooking ovens, two pumping machines, eight…