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Nigeria@60: Group plans virtual concert to celebrate nation

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By Ifeanyi Nwoko As Nigeria prepares to mark her 60th Independence Anniversary, a Lagos-based agency has put modalities in place for a virtual concert to showcase positive changes recorded in the last six decades of nationhood. The concert tagged #UnlockNaijaAt60 will […]

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CHILDREN ON THE MOVE – By Success Oghosa Osasogie

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CHILDREN ON THE MOVE. No one leaves home unless home has become a shark (Warsan Shire). Child Migration both locally and internationally exposes children to several risks. Who exactly do we blame for such risk? Are there valid reasons for […]

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Osinbajo, others okay journalists’ coverage of virtual court hearings

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) have thrown their weight behind coverage of virtual court proceedings by journalists. The eminent lawyers said since section 36 of […]

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NBA 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A MATTER OF JUSTICE, CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY BY DELE ADESINA, SAN, FCI Arb.

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INTRODUCTION In my Petition dated August 2nd, 2020 to the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association, I drew attention to the flawed, illegal and unconstitutional process leading to the NBA Election of 29th – 30th of July, […]

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Diverse Law presents the MAIDEN ESSAY COMPETITION OF PROF. GBOLAHAN ELIAS SAN.

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Here’s an opportunity to turn your creativity, research and writing skills into amazing prizes. Topic: TAXATION OF DIGITAL ACTIVITIES: AN EVALUATION OF THE NIGERIAN APPROACH IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. This essay competition is opened to law undergraduates in Nigerian Universities. […]

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Adesina returns as AfDB’s chief executive

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• President, Gbajabiamila, Abiodun celebrate Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has secured 100 votes of the Board of Governors of African Development Bank (AfDB) for a fresh term of five years as president of the continental organisation. The election ended the 55th Annual […]

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Stay off church governance, stop CAMA, ex-UNIZIK VC tells FG

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Former Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Professor Pita Ejiofor, has called on the Federal Government to bury the idea of running churches in Nigeria via the new Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, saying it has […]

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Nigeria’s Madu appointed minister of justice in Canada

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The Canadian government has appointed a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in Canada. With the new appointment, he replaces Doug Schweitzer, the new minister of jobs, economy and innovation. “Madu […]

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‘Enough Is Enough:’ Awosika Calls For Joint Efforts To Build Nigeria

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The Chairman, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika wants Nigerians to take their destiny in their own hands and build the country. Awosika who was speaking during the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 Conference on Tuesday, believes […]

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African bank chief appeals for second term

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The head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, appealed on Wednesday for a second term in office after a months-long storm over alleged corruption and poor governance that ended after he was cleared in an independent probe. In […]