NBA–SPIDEL chair charges new committee on justice delivery
The Nigerian Bar Association Chairman on Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA–SPIDEL), Prof. Uju Agomoh, has formally inaugurated the newly constituted membership of the NBA–SPIDEL Public Interest Litigation…
Submit yourself for probe, HURIWA charges Malami
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over his public demand that the Chairman of the…
Gazetted tax laws laminated not altered, says Oyedele
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s new tax laws were altered after passage by the National Assembly, describing…
Senior lawyer rejects abolition of death penalty, cites constitution
Human rights activist and legal practitioner, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has opposed calls for the abolition of the death penalty in Nigeria, insisting that global activism cannot override the country’s constitutional…
Dangote dole out hotline for reporting errant MRS stations
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has released a dedicated hotline for Nigerians to report any MRS Oil Nigeria Plc filling station selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above the approved pump price of…
Firm donates police outpost to boost security architecture in Rivers
An energy firm, Solewant Group, has donated a modern police outpost to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in Alode, Elemé, Rivers State, to improve security in the community. The outpost,…
Olukoyede connects insecurity to corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has identified corruption as the major driver of insecurity in Nigeria, insisting that factors such as…
COAS orders relentless offensive against arsonists, bandits, criminals
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of 2 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) to intensify offensive operations and decisively flush out all criminal elements operating…
Tax law alteration: Group call for mass action
• ADP condemns alleged alterations, warns of governance crisis • Left-wing coalition urges halt to laws, calls for mass resistance • Tax reforms risk rejection without transparency, lawyer warns •…
Oditan SAN advocates equity in electoral, socio-economic justice delivery
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Fidelis Oditah, has expressed worries over the prioritisation of electoral disputes at the expense of socio-economic and commercial matters. Oditah, who was the Keynote…