The Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi today made good their promise to grace the 62nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. The flagship event is holding in Lagos with the theme, Bold Initiative. It is the largest gathering of lawyers in Nigeria. While announcing the program of event the organising committee indicated that some presidential candidates have signified their intention to accept the invitation to speak at the occasion. The Association however issued a caveat that, the invitation extended to these candidates are not an avenue for…
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News reaching CASEFILE says the National Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA-NEC, has ratified the suspension of the General Secretary of the Association, Mrs Joyce Oduah at the ongoing NBA-NEC Meeting taking place on the sidelines of the NBA Annual Conference taking place at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. It would be recalled that on Monday 15th August 2022, the National Executive Committee, had exercised its emergency powers under Section 9(6)(d) of the Nigerian Bar Association Constitution by suspending the General Secretary pending the ratification of the NBA-NEC. In the resolution passed by the National Executive Committee, the NBA-NEC…
The Police in Lagos have arrested one Emmanuel Aaron in the Isoto area of Meiran for vandalising a telecommunication mast. According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the operatives of Meiran division arrested the 35-year-old suspect on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at about 3:05 am in response to a distress call about the presence of vandals at the mast. The Police said he was found with twelve solar batteries already loaded in an operational bus, a Ford with registration number FKJ 519 YF. Meanwhile, his conspirators who are still at large took to their heels upon sighting the policemen. The Police says investigation…
By: Dennis Isong It has been a little bit hard after the pandemic and Nigeria hasn’t found its feet yet. It’s even a lot more complicated with the constant rise in dollar and inflation which don’t seem to have any feasible solution yet. But despite all these, the Real Estate sector in Lagos has strongly stood the test of time. Of course, we have testimonies of people investing and cashing out big from this sector. Lagos is currently the most populous city in Africa and alone is ranked the 5th largest economy in Africa. Properties in Lagos can yield double…
A-63-year old grandfather, Afolabi Abideen Kolawole who allegedly ships illicit substance to his daughter in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement signed by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says he was arrested along with a major importer of Loud variant of cannabis from the United States, Abibu Afis Sola at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. Abibu was arrested in connection with a 19.30kg Colorado consignment from Los Angeles, USA, which was intercepted on 30th June at the NAHCO cargo import shed of the Lagos airport. While…
The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the forthcoming election in Nigeria, Mr. Adewole Adebayo will speak at the 2022 Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA. The politician who is vying for the highest seat in the country, has been invited by NBA as a guest to the conference, particularly the opening ceremony, which is scheduled to hold on Monday 22nd August 2022, as well as a special session that will follow immediately after, titled “Democratic Transitions in the 21st Century Nigeria: 2023 and Beyond.” The 62nd Edition of the Annual General Conference of…
A serial killer who operates on a commercial motorcycle also known as Okada, is on rampage. This is according to a statement issued on Friday by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Public Relations Officer, the Ogun State Police Command warning of this situation. The Police Spokesperson says the strategy of the serial killer is pretending as a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as “okada” and pick his targeted victim as passenger. Below is the Police statement. The Ogun state Police Command wishes to inform the general public that a yet to be identified serial killer is on the prowl in Remo axis of…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed concern over the shutting down of over 50 broadcast stations by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, for failing to pay their renewal licence fees. In a press statement signed by its President, Mustapha Isah and the General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, on Friday, the professional body of all the editors in Nigeria said that the action, if not reversed, will lead to the loss of thousands of jobs in a country where jobs are scarce. “The NGE is worried because media houses, which played and continue to pay a key role in the…
The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chris Isiguzo has faulted the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, revoking licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over indebtedness. In a statement issued on Friday, Isiguzo says the decision by the industry regulator, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over indebtedness to the Commission was ill advised. He noted, “The affected stations, according to NBC are said to owe arrears of licence fees amounting to N2.6 billon since 2015. “Although the Director General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah claimed that this development had no political motives,…
The Nigerian Bar Association has released guidelines for the accreditation of participants at this year Annual General Conference. The Association said accreditation and collection of materials commences at 4:00p.m today Friday, August, 29, 2022. “All registered attendees are urged to be at Eko Atlantic, the collection site at the specified time and not earlier, as there will be no entry until 4:00p.m.”