The law Chambers of the late Gani Fawehinmi, yesterday condemned the alleged sponsorship of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor’s Golf tournament by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing the gesture as “regrettable and show of rascallism.”

Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Dr Tahir Mohammed, yesterday attributed the decline in legal education in Nigeria to the progressive decline in university education, decline in the number of lecturers in faculties and the technical quality of legal education fostered on the country by early generation of law teachers.

Police Affairs minister, Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame has assured that his administration would place high premium on welfare of the men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force saying that his ministry has received N5.5 billion to the effect.

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday in Benin said that the people look up to the judiciary in the resolution of conflicts between the three arms of government, saying that only the judiciary has the power to pronounce judgement on constitutional and other legal issues.

BARELY 48 hours after the Edo state Government launched its security out fit code named, “Operation thunderstorm”, three policemen were shot dead yesterday, in a bank robbery at Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local Government Council of the state.

Swiss authorities said yesterday that they had ordered some $350m of assets to be seized from the son of the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha for graft.

As Federal Government continues its implementation of post-amnesty programmes to ex-militants, Imo State governor, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, yesterday advised the government not to exclude political leaders in the Niger Delta in finding final solution to the region’s crisis, just as he blamed escalation of Niger Delta crisis on negligence of past leaders in the country.

The Abia Government has denied allegations that the wife of the state Governor, Mrs Odochi Orji and some of its officials were involved in a N3.3 billion financial fraud being investigated by the EFCC.

The Sultan of Sokoto Sa’adu Abubakar 111 has been rated as the fourth most powerful and influential monarch in the African continent. He is followed closely in fifth place by Africa’s longest reigning monarch and an influential Muslim leader in Nigeria Dr. Ado Bayero the Emir of Kano.

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, as public holidays to mark the Muslim festival of Id-El-Kabir.

Indications emerged yesterday that it took what could have culminated into a violent riot at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Apapa, Lagos for prison authorities at Maximum Prisons, Kirikiri to formally hand over the popular prison blue-and blue uniform to convicted Chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Board Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Bode George.

France defeated The Republic of Ireland 2-1 aggregate to qualify for the South Africa 2010 World Cup. The second leg of the play off which saw France qualify for the World Cup ended controversially.

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Campaign for Democracy (CD),  yesterday demanded compensation for the families of the 80 people burnt to death at Umunya along Onitsha Enugu expressway, last month. About 80 people were reported burnt to death along the Onitsha/ Enugu Expressway, when a petrol tanker fell on a failed portion of the road  at Umunya, […]

The ongoing trial of former chief security office to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and two others, accused of killing Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, wife of the late politician, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, suffered a set-back yesterday.

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has adjourned till December 1, further hearing in the appeal by Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), who was sentenced to two and half years imprisonment by a Lagos High Court, last month.