ASHENEWS reports that a new association, Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) has been registered different from the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Douglas Ogbankwa made available to newsmen on Sunday, identified Mr Kunle Ogunba, SAN as its president. Before its registration, legal practice had solely been regulated solely by the NBA. According to the statement, the Society which is a “new Sheriff in town”, seeks to redefine the ideas of the founding fathers of legal profession. He described the legal profession in Nigeria as having a chequered history spanning from “the sublime to…
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Following the indication by the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming 2023 Elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti OFR, invited Leaders from all parts of Yorubaland to be with him as he receives the astute politician. The Leaders and some other eminent Yoruba intelligensials responded positively by sitting with him as he hosted Tinubu in Akure today. The meeting was attended by Yoruba Leaders from Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, Kogi and Kwara States. The meeting was fully briefed about the aspiration…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the CBN has his support to launch new designs and replace high value naira notes. The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu stated in Abuja on Sunday that Buhari made his position known while speaking on a Hausa radio programme to be aired on Wednesday. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, had told a senate committee on Friday that the CBN did not carry the ministry along in its plan to redesign the naira and issue new currencies. Ahmed faulted the process as ill-timed. However, President Buhari said he was convinced that the…
By Justina Auta Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria (CWON) has appealed to the Federal Government to prioritise boys’ education to enable them contribute their own quota to national development. National President of CWON, Mrs Mary Gonsum, stated this during the association’s national general assembly and groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a multipurpose hall for Cor Mariae Boys College in Abuja. The theme of the event was: “The Woman (Catholic) Heart of the Family.’’ Gonsum said that the construction of the hall was significant, as was an indication of the association’s contributions to education, especially of boys, who were majorly seen…
The Borno Police Command said it arrested a 25-year old housewife, Fatima Abubakar for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar said that the suspect was arrested by men of the Command at Anguwan Doki on October 19. According to him, the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the area, returned from the mosque when the suspect, who was the second wife, allegedly mixed poison in his food. He explained that as soon as Goni started eating, his condition deteriorated. Umar said the victim was immediately rushed to the State Specialist Hospital…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has alleged that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is carrying out large scale hoarding of rice through purchase of the item from northern markets. A statement by the chairman of the Kano state chapter of the organisation, Hassan Sani Indabawa and made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, also called on Nigerian authorities to look into alleged CAN’s involvement in the massive purchase and hoarding of paddy rice across the country. Read the statement below: “Series of investigations conducted by MURIC has revealed a disturbing trend of massive purchase of paddy rice across the rice…
The Diaspora Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the party will record landslide victory in the 2023 poll, because it has massive support from Nigerians. Mr Ade Omole, Director, Diaspora Directorate, APC Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said this when he spoke on Sunday in Abuja. Omole said that the massive support being enjoyed by the party was a pointer to its victory in the 2023 general election. He said that the presidential candidate of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has track records of unprecedented accomplishments during his days as Lagos State governor…
A group in the southeast says it would ensure that Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) secures 99 per cent of votes cast in the geo-political zone in 2023. National Coordinator, Southeast for President 2023 Movement, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha made the declaration on Sunday in Enugu at the Obi-Datti support groups conference organised by the Alliance For a New Nigeria (AFANN). Obioha said the group would not give rival political parties the opportunity they had at the 2015 and 2019 general elections where they scored between 5 per cent and 20 per cent of votes cast…
The Flamingos of Nigeria on Sunday won their first-ever FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup bronze medals in Mumbai by beating Germany in 3-2 penalty kicks. Both teams had started the competition against each other, with the Germans coming back from a goal down to win 2-1 at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. But, this time around, in spite of coming back from three goals down, they failed to clinch a winning goal and could not succeed at the shooting range. The Europeans, who lost through a late goal to Cup-holders Spain in Wednesday’s second semi-final, started the brighter…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year old village head of Gidan Abba in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto state, Abubakar Ibrahim with 3kgs of cannabis sativa and 4,000 tablets of exol-5. ASHENEWS reports that the operatives also arrested 10 other suspects in various operations across seven states and recovered 991,320 pills of pharmaceutical opioids, 1,251kgs of cannabis and khat as well as 46.637 kilograms of meth, cocaine and heroin. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi made available to newsmen. Read the statement below:…