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GOODWILL MESSAGE TO THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ABA BRANCH, ON THE OCCASION OF HER 2021 LAW WEEK. – ADESINA ADEGBITE.

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I congratulate the Chairman, Executive Committee, Law Week Planning Committee and entire members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Aba Branch, on the 2021 Law Week which commenced on Friday, 10th September, 2021. The Theme of the Law Week: “Modern Law […]

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Odili on EFCC’s watch list, Immigration tells court

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By Ameh Ochojila Former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has been placed on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) watch list over alleged economic and fiscal infractions. Odili, a medical doctor, Deputy Governor between 1992 and 1993 and […]

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Appeal court declines to bar FIRS from VAT collection

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By Ameh ochojila, Reserves ruling on Lagos joinder bid. The Court of Appeal on Thursday declined to accede to the request of Rivers and Lagos States for the appointment of Receiver or Manager for the purpose of collecting and keeping Value […]

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PAST NBA NATIONAL WELFARE SECRETARY, ADESINA ADEGBITE, CONDEMNS THE GRUESOME MURDER OF C. D.OMEKAGU-ODUMEH, ESQ., COMMISERATES WITH NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ORLU BRANCH AND THE EASTERN BAR FORUM

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What hit the Nigerian Bar Association yesterday could not be otherwise described than a double tragedy! We were still mourning the sad passage of the Chair of NBA Abuja Branch, Hauwa Shekarau, who passed on earlier in the morning, only […]

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Sheikh Abduljabbar’s Lawyers Withdraw From Blasphemy Case

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The team of lawyers representing Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabiru in the ongoing blasphemy case against the controversial Kano-based Islamic cleric has withdrawn their representation…. By Lubabatu Garba The team of lawyers representing Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabiru in the ongoing blasphemy […]

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Sheikh Abduljabbar’s Lawyers Withdraw From Blasphemy Case

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ODE TO A FALLEN HEROINE!: Adesina Adegbite Pays Tribute to NBA Abuja Incumbent Chairman, Late Dr. Hauwa Shekarau!

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What do I write? How do I compose a tribute when I’m still struggling to accept the reality of your passage? No, I certainly cannot pen down a tribute at the moment but a lamentation over your passage. The last […]

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FCT Polls: Court Adjourns Forgery Case Against Bwari Council Chair

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By Abubakar Sadiq Isah An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday adjourned a suit challenging the eligibility of the Chairman of Bwari Area Council of the FCT, John Shekwoghaza Gabaya, to contest in the forthcoming chairmanship elections in the Federal Capital […]

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Akwa Ibom governor signs anti-grazing bill into law

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By Ayoyinka Jegede Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has signed the Bill to Prohibit Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock and Provide for the Establishment of Ranches in the state into law. Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Aniekan […]

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Court orders interim forfeiture of firm’s N2.7b

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By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of N2.7billion recovered from the bank account of a Lagos-registered firm, Spiralfoss Ltd. Justice Tijani Ringim made the order following an ex-parte application filed by the […]