Author: Funke Busari

One of the leading contestants to the post of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dele Adesina SAN has reacted to his clearance to contest for the forthcoming election. He assured legal practitioners that his goal is to take the Bar to the next level. Below is his statement to the legal practitioners. The Journey Towards Securing The Future Of The Bar Has Begun My dear colleagues,   On Saturday, 13th June, 2020, I received with excitement and gratitude to God, the news that I have been cleared by the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), having qualified to participate…

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Two entertainers, a musician and a pianist, both robbery suspects arrested by the Rapid Response Squad unit of the Lagos Police Command have confessed that they were forced into robbery by the need to survive the COVID -19 lockdown hunger. The suspects: Chinonso Michael, 25 years, an Afro hip – hop singer and Chimelu Victory, 22 years, a pianist, were arrested last week Wednesday in company of 5 other suspects at their residence at 4, Modupe Young Thomas Estate, Ajah, Lagos by the Decoy Team of RRS. The duo had on 10th April, 2020 ordered pay on delivery, an iPhone…

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Mrs. Ibidunni Igbodalo, the wife of popular Lagos Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo, is dead. Reports said the boss of Elizabeth R, a leading event packaging outfit, died Sunday morning in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where she was handling a project. The mother of two is in her early 40s. Pastor Igbodalo is the Senior Pastor of Trinity House.

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Nigeria recorded 627 new cases of infection of Coronavirus confirmed cases in one day. A figure showed by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, revealed the total numbers of confirmed cases on Friday bringing the total figure to 15181. In its updated figures, on 12th June, 2020 at 11:44 p.m, the centre stated that there are 15181 COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country. So far the country has recorded 399 deaths and 4891 discharged. Break down of the 627 new cases showed that 229 new cases were discovered in Lagos, 65 in FCT, 54 in Abia, 42 in Borno, 35…

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The news of the Nigeria Bar Association partnering and signing a contract with the Law-Pavilion Business Solutions Limited with the aim of providing Law-Pavilion Electronic Law Reports and Legal Research Software Licenses to Young Lawyers (that is, post-Call ages 1 to 7) who had paid their Bar Practicing Fees as at March 31 2020 was a commendable news. I congratulate the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Paul Usoro SAN and members of his Executive for this initiative. Recognizing as I do that this is a very positive institutional welfare programme capable of enhancing the practice of Law…

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The owner of Western Lotto, Senator Buruji Kashamu has reacted to the allegations of alleged shady deal in the lotto industry. His reaction was sent to CASEFILE by his Media aide Austin Oniyokor. Below is the reply It is laughable that the so-called lottery operators claimed that “they worked hard to popularise the games and make them the favourites of lotto players in Nigeria”.  Clearly, they are not the owners of the games. Pray, how do you popularise what is not yours? The truth is: over the years, the lottery operators in Nigeria have been making money from the Ghana…

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All is not well in the lotto industry in Nigeria as operators are accusing one of them Buruju Kashamu of underhands tactics. They are accusing officials of the National Lotto Regulation Commission, NLRC, of alleged unholy alliance with Kashamu which they claimed is basterdising due process guiding the rules and regulations of the industry in Nigeria. Members of the Lotto Operators Association of Nigeria said they are prepared to take every legal steps to stop both Senator Kashamu and his cohorts in the NLRC from perpetrating their illegalities. The bone of contention is the ownership of the Ghana Games in Nigeria. Ghana…

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The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee for Edo State Governorship aspirants has disqualified the incumbent governor of the state Godwin Obaseki from contesting the party’s primaries. The committee said there were some discrepancies in the certificates he submitted. Governor Obaseki can appeal the committee’s decision. The governor had on Wednesday said he was asked by the screening committee if an official gazette which he signed doesn’t constitute an anti party activity. The gazette bans large gatherings making it impossible for direct primaries to hold.

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It was a moment of reward for excellence at the Green Chamber on Thursday as lawmakers honoured Anti-Crime Czar, DCP Abba Kyari. He was received at the House of Representatives to a standing ovation by the lawmakers. The House of Representatives honoured the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Abba Kyari and his team for their outstanding determination, patriotism, exemplary effort in tackling crime across the country. The crime fighter was in the Green Chamber on Thursday where he was praised by lawmakers who took time to highlight his achievements.

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Two armed robbers, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus have been sentenced to death by Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on Wednesday. In a separate judgement Williams Udoh also bagged a-21 years prison term for rape at the scene of crime in Lagos. The convicts were earlier arraigned by the Lagos State Government on an amended five-count charge dated 29th June, 2017. They pleaded not guilty for robbing the residents of Shepherd Estate, Ijegun, Lagos on the 2nd of August 2015 while the 1st defendant William Udoh raped one of the victims on her matrimonial bed. The men were arrested…

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