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The caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says political appointees elected as delegates won’t be allowed to vote during the convention. The convention is scheduled to hold on March 26. According to a statement posted on the Twitter handle of the convention committee on Thursday, the decision to bar political appointees from voting is in “view of the controversy surrounding section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022”. The party, however, said the political appointees could still attend the convention, but as observers. “The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of APC has declared that all…

Seven persons have been charged to court for their alleged involvement in parading a woman naked at Aguleri in Anambra East local government area. The victim, a widow, was accused of infidelity that led to the death of her husband. In a trending video, the lady was stripped naked by a mob that publicly abused her. Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Echeng Echeng said the seven suspects are still remanded in prison custody. Echeng, who spoke during a courtesy call by members of Ultimate Business Women and Farmers Association of Nigeria to him in Awka said the command has…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Thursday, adjourned till May 12 for hearing in the suit by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, challenging the alleged unilateral amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct, RPC, by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami(SAN). The matter is before Justice Donatus Okorowo. NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, in the company of other national officers and senior members of the Bar, were in court for the hearing. The suit between Incorporated Trustees of the NBA vs Attorney General of the Federation was filed in January by the NBA Section on Legal Practice, asking…

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sent one Michael Jackson to three months in prison for internet fraud. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Jackson who was arrested on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, posed as Ella Ellywood, a transgender woman, to scam victims of millions of Naira. “The suspect, who also claimed to be a Disc Jockey, had in his possession fetish items, which he claimed was “for grace and success,” the commission had said in a statement. Justice Tijani Ringim sentenced him to three months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge of…

A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has discharged and acquitted a housewife, Mary Alilu, who was accused of murdering her husband, Kingsley Perewe, by cutting his neck and head. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay freed the housewife who had to spend over four years in detention of the one-count charge of murder in suit number LD/5944C/17. The Lagos State Government arraigned Alilu for the alleged offence on November 12, 2018. The prosecutors Adeshola Adekunle-Bello and Titi Olanrewaju-Daud, during arraignment, said that the defendant was believed to have killed Perewe “by cutting him on his neck and head with…

Nigeria’s Toyin Tofade, last Wednesday, became the first black female president of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) founded in 1881. According to a press release by the college, Ms Tofade was selected to become the 10th president of the college, following a comprehensive search. “Dr Tofade is the first Black woman to serve as president of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the college’s 141-year history. She begins her term on July 1, 2022,” the release said. Christopher Di Lascia who chaired the presidential search committee said, “Dr Tofade possesses all the qualities desired,…

The court says while it takes one-tenth of the proceeds of the fees paid by lawyers at the end of the year, nine-tenth is given to the NBA. The Supreme Court, on Monday, explained how it shares the practising fees paid by Nigerian lawyers with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The court, in a statement, explained that while it takes one-tenth of the proceeds of the fees paid by lawyers at the end of the year, the larger chunk of nine-tenth of the money is given to the NBA. “For the purpose of clarity, the procedure for collecting this fee…

The Police at Force Headquarters on Sunday reiterated the ban on officers across the country from demanding Customs papers from drivers. Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a tweet just as he also said officers should stop demanding tinted glass permits. Emphasizing that tinted glass permit remains suspended across the country he declared that policemen are barred from demanding customs papers. The tweet reads, “No policeman should demand your customs papers. Except they are on joint operation, but not just on mere routine checks. “We have suspended the issuance of tinted glass permits, so…

The Senate Wednesday passed a bill to amend the Money Laundering Act 2011 seeking to make it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions… The Senate Wednesday passed a bill to amend the Money Laundering Act 2011 seeking to make it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report, in writing, to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, any single transaction or lodgment in excess of N5m for an individual and N10m for a corporate body. Section 11(3) of the bill provides that “any financial institution or designated non-financial business and…

A special investigator commissioned by the Nigerian Bar Association has concluded that the invasion of Justice Mary Odili’s residence in Abuja was driven by greed and financial gain. According to Dr. Ubani “Having reviewed all the oral and documentary evidence relating to the matter, I am of the firm view that the unwholesome invasion was driven by greed and the quest for financial gain by the ring leaders,” Find below the NBA Full Report as obtained by Lawbreed Blog: