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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, over his comment that the group has not been effective. On Monday, at an event held in honour of Mary Odili, retiring justice of the supreme court, Wike had criticised the NBA for caving to the “intimidation and erosion of its independence by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government”. The Rivers governor had also said the association “is only good at issuing statements of condemnation without doing more” to ensure an effective justice system. But in a statement issued on Thursday, Akpata cautioned the governor against such comments,…

The Federal Executive Council has approved a plan to incentivise and further harness Nigeria’s digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. The approval, according to the ministry will enable the implementation of strategies to encourage and support the development and growth of more Innovation-Driven Enterprises (IDEs), which have the potential to create millions of additional jobs in the country. This will also help to develop innovative solutions to societal problems, and rapidly grow, as well as diversify the Nigerian economy, in line…

A United States (US) bill that would oblige Washington to punish African governments that abet Russian ‘malign’ activities on the continent is sailing through Congress. The countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act passed the House of Representatives on 27 April by a huge, bipartisan 419-9 majority and is now sure to be passed by the Senate and become law soon. It would direct the US Secretary of State ‘to develop and submit to Congress a strategy and implementation plan outlining United States efforts to counter the malign influence and activities of the Russian Federation and its proxies in Africa.’…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. Mr Buhari, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle at exactly 5:04 p.m on Thursday, said the development is part of his administration’s efforts to ensure health coverage for Nigerians. He said the new bill repeals the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act which has been in existence since 2004. “As part of our healthcare reforms, I have signed into law the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, which repeals the National Health Insurance Scheme Act. We will ensure the full implementation of the…

Tension is brewing among residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following the decision of the minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, to suspend the swearing-in of recently elected area council chairmen earlier slated for Friday. The decision to suspend the event was a result of the judgment of an FCT High Court which granted a one-year tenure extension to the incumbent six Area Council Chairmen whose tenures end today. In March 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had conducted Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, where six council chairmen and their councillors were elected. These six…

An Upper Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday permitted a landlord, Mr Bakinde AbdulWaheed, to break open and change the locks on his tenant’s apartment door over his disappearance for three years. The presiding Judge, Mr Moshood Ajibade, gave the order after AbdulWaheed, reported that his tenant disappeared for three years without any word from him. Ajibade ordered that the two apartments should be forced open in the presence of the landlord, the court orderly and staff of the court. He said that all the property found in the apartments should be itemised and all witnesses must sign on the…

Former deputy spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Aliyu Giwa, has drawn the attention of Nigerians to the rules and regulations applicable to the repainting of cars in Nigeria as contained in the National Road Traffic Regulation 2012. Giwa in a Twitter thread on Wednesday evening educated his followers on the necessary steps to take before changing the colour of their vehicles. The police officer quoted Part 2, Section 13 of the National Road Traffic Regulation 2012 which states that, “Where the colour of a vehicle is to be changed, the owner shall apply for approval from the Authority.”…

A seven-man panel of the Justices of the apex court led by Justice Musa Dattijo, allowed the joinder application that Rivers State brought through the Speaker of its House of Assembly and its Attorney-General, even as it shifted hearing on the suit till May 26. The applicants told the court that the were opposed to the suit marked SC/CV/504/2022, which originally had the National Assembly as the sole Respondent. It will be recalled that President Buhari and Malami had approached the Supreme Court to contend that section 84(12) of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2022, is inconsistent with the provisions of…

We raped the girls among the students, killed them after collecting ransom —Bandits •Some bandits being paraded were arrested before, prosecuted but found their way back into society — Source The Police in Abuja yesterday paraded 31 suspects arrested by the IGP Special Tactical Squad, STS, for crimes ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, rape, to unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, with two of those paraded being members of the gang that abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School and Greenfield University in Kaduna. The duo said during the period the victims of Bethel Baptist School and Greenfield…

Muhammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, says the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel on Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is still under consideration. Dingyadi spoke on Thursday during a press briefing organised by the presidential communication team at the presidential villa, Abuja. BACKGROUND In July 2020, while Magu was the acting chairman of the EFCC, he was arrested, detained, and suspended. He appeared before the Salami-led panel probing allegations of gross misconduct against him. In November 2020, the Salami-led panel submitted its report including recommendations, to President Muhammadu Buhari. To…