Commercial motorcycles riders, commonly called Okada riders in Lagos have demanded the release of over 8,000 bikes seized by the Lagos State Government, following the order by a Federal High Court, Ikeja, Lagos, which restrained the state government from arresting them.
A group under the aegis of Lagos Civil Society Disability Policy Partnership, LCSDPP, has called on the private sector to support the state government in implementing the Lagos State Special People’s Law.
Remarkably, since 1963 when the Federal Republic of Nigeria was proclaimed and Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe became its first President, no woman has ever headed the judiciary.
Human costs of terrorist attacks against Nigerians and the Nigerian State, are unquantifiable, hence constitute the fulcrum of legitimate concerns for citizens who respect the dignity of the human person and sacredness of life as safeguarded in sections 33 and 34 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, these being curiously desacrilized.
Two years after its activities were summarily put on hold, the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Section of Business Law, SBL rejuvenates with its upcoming Annual SBL conference scheduled for June 17-20, 2012, where it aimed at exploring available resources to improve the lots of Nigerian Lawyers on commercial law practice in the country.
Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, is a notable lawyer. He has contributed meaningfully to the development of law and jurisprudence in the country. In this interview, he spoke on current national issues especially on revelations on embezzlement of pension funds as well as other corrupt practices that have almost rendered the nation comatose.
Dear Editor, I want your counsel on issue of marriage that needs an urgent attention. I got married in a registry in 1997 to my wife, the marriage was blessed with three children, two boys and a girl, age 14, 12 and 9 respectively. Before I got married things were blossoming to some extent.
There can be no doubt that there are still with us ‘echoes of Biafra’ in the politics of today leading several people to ‘think’ or ‘imagine’ that militancy in any form may be valid in seeking redress for marginalization in all its manifestations. Again, having regard to the role of chiefs in lending their authority to the secession, is it any wonder that our leaders at all levels still consider them indispensable to the management of our affairs?
Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of an Ikeja High Court Tuesday declared that he will not be party to any act that will denigrate the court, especially when it deals with issue of harassment of counsel or arrest of suspect within the court premises.
Justice Charles Archibong of a Federal High Court, Lagos, stunned the Nigeria’s legal community, when on April 2, barred the prosecution team in the Erastus Akingbola’s trial, comprising five Senior Advocates of Nigeria, from appearing before the court or another judge of the Federal High Court over the matter, which he described as “serious and professional incompetent” of the prosecution team.
About three years ago, I stood as surety for a close friend who took a loan of N2 million naira (two million naira) from a lender. By the agreement between both parties, my friend was to repay N4.5 million (four million, five hundred thousand naira) three months after.
A presiding Magistrate in Epe Magisterial division of Lagos State, Mrs. Kikelomo Ayeye has chided the prosecuting police team over their “timidity and shoddy work” which she said has led to the escape of a traditional ruler, Oba Sikiru Odukoya, the Omola of Odomola from being punished for a willful damage of property belonging to one Mrs. Adeola Adebowale.
On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Dr. Chidi Odinkalu eventually met with the police investigative team at the Nigeria Police Force headquarters, Abuja over his alleged comment made at conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents in Abuja on 5 March 2012 on extra-judicial killings in Nigeria.
Human costs of terrorist attacks against Nigerians and the Nigerian State, are unquantifiable, hence constitute the fulcrum of legitimate concerns for citizens who respect the dignity of the human person and sacredness of life as safeguarded in sections 33 and 34 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, these being curiously desacrilized.
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