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PHOTO: youthrevolutionaryparty.wordpress.com The swearing-in ceremony will herald the declaration of 2017/2018 legal year of the Supreme Court open by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. At the Ceremonial Court Room, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, security operatives at the Supreme Court, on Monday, engaged in a free-for-all fight,…
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The allegedly scandalous lawyers, John Olusegun Odubela, Enefiok Essien, Oluwatoyin Ajoke Bashorun SAN – a growing scandal has enveloped the latest list of nominees to receive the coveted title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as some lawyers and anti-corruption activists describe some lawyers on the list as unworthy. Among the controversial nominees is John Olusegun…
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Nigerian Army ARMY – as Operation Python Dance in the South-East region continues to generate controversy, the Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it would launch an operation, Crocodile Smile II, which would cover the South-South region and some parts of the South-West. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, said this in an…
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At the Magistrates’ Court in Delta, the IPO informed the presiding Magistrate that the arraigned Octogenarian forged a complainant signature in Delta. The octogenarian, Godwin Echilieb, and two others were yesterday arraigned at Asaba Magistrate Court in Delta State for alleged forgery and conspiracy. The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and…
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The Nigerian government has chosen to declare a war on hate speech. Some of its most senior officers appear uncertain about the applicable laws. Keen not to be left behind, the ruling party seems willing to make a party political issue out of the matter. The desire of the government is not misplaced but any…
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The presiding judge of the Federal High Court Abuja Division on Monday dismissed the suit instituted by Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, challenging the validity of the process of recalling him by his constituents. According to the presiding Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, of the Federal High Court in his judgment, ordered that the Independent National Electoral…
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Why is the Olubadan not shifting position on the installation of 21 kings by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi? It is not as if the Olubadan does not want to shift ground. If you take a look at the reasons given by the monarch, we have a system that works and rancour free. It…
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PHOTO: youthrevolutionaryparty.wordpress.com Justice Aisat Opesanwo, one of the children of the Oniru of Iruland, HRM, Oba Idowu Oniru, in this interview with ‘NONYE BEN-NWANKWO talks about growing up days, her career and the role her father played in her life As a daughter of a king, did it come with any form of privilege when…
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According to the Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, at the summit, alleged that Yoruba elders were the problem of the region because they failed in their duty to protect their own people. He said, “People can only discard my voice but they cannot throw me away. Our forefathers in Yoruba land tried their best but…
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SOUTH WEST – various leaders, politicians, traditional rulers and various interest groups yesterday demanded for an immediate restructuring of Nigeria towards regionalism as contained in the 1960 and 1963 constitutions. They also rejected the 1999 Constitution tagged, “unitary” and blamed it for the socio-economic and political crises bedeviling the country. However, they demanded for a…