Bar Misconduct: Supreme Court judgment puts LPDC in the dock
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on June 26, delivered a landmark judgment that appears to have placed in the dock decisions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on allegations of misconduct by lawyers.In a five-to-two decision, a seven-member panel of the court declared section 12(7) of the Legal Practitioners Act (as amended) (LPA) […]
LAGOS: A megacity in the grip of criminal elements
THIS aspiration to transform Lagos into a mega city which was first mooted during the administration of Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, gained some measure of urgency during the Babatunde Fashola years as governor of the state and has remained in the front burner for the present administration led by Akinwunmi Ambode.
NDDC ‘s Scholarship scheme defrauded because it is in dollars – MD
Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Nsima Ekere in this interview with selected journalists in Rivers state speaks on effort by the new board of the commission to change the narrative of NDDC as a corrupt institution.
Police in Abia smash kidnap gang, gun down two suspects
A four-man kidnap gang terrorizing Aba and its environs has been smashed by detectives attached to Omoba Division at Ovungwu, Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government of Area Abia State.
Thousands of Nigerian girls in danger in Italy
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday said thousands of Nigerian migrant girls brought to Italy were in great danger of being forced into prostitution in Europe.
Man abducts, rapes, impregnates teenage girl.
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday remanded a 27-year-old man, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, in prison for allegedly abducting, raping and impregnating a teenage girl.
