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The Senate on Tuesday passed a total of 49 bills out of the 68 considered during voting on the Constitution Bills. The bills were contained in report of the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. A total of 19 alteration bills failed to make passage during the voting exercise which lasted almost five hours during plenary. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while setting the tone for voting on the bills, explained that only bills which enjoyed passage in both chambers would be transmitted to the State Houses of Assemblies for concurrence. According to him, any bill which…

The Senate and the House of Representatives will vote on the proposed amendments today, March 1, 2022 1. Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Abrogate the State Joint Local Government Account and Provide for a Special Account into which shall be paid all Allocations due to Local Government Councils from the Federation Account and from the Government of the State; and for Related Matters. 2. Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to establish Local Government as a Tier of Government and…

President Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine has filed an application against Russia before the International Court of Justice. Said Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression. We request an urgent decision ordering Russia to cease military activity now and expect trials to start next week: Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression. We request an urgent decision ordering Russia to cease military activity now and expect trials to start next week. — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 27,…

Few days after the resignation of the Chairman of Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, Emmanuel Ukala SAN, on allegations of Interference by the Body of Benchers, another member of the Committee, Chief Ferdinand Orbih SAN has reportedly tendered his resignation from the Committee. In a letter dated 24th February 2022 titled NOTICE OF RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, and addressed to the Secretary of the Body of Benchers, the letter was copied to the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, past Chairmen, Life Benchers and Honourable Benchers. According to the Learned Silk, the Body of Benchers breached…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, last week granted an order against the EFCC for the “maintenance of status quo ante bellum as at 7th of February, 2022, in favour of the Applicant” (Prof Joseph Nwabueze Mbadugha, SAN), over matters “which he knows nothing about, or facts to the like effect, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive originating motion.” Prof Mbadugha, SAN, had approached the court presided over by Hon Justice Inyang Ekwo, through his Counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to restrain the EFCC from inviting, arresting, or detaining and keeping in custody, the Applicant over some frivolous allegations…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja for Arusha in Tanzania to attend the formal opening of the 2022 Judicial Year of the African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights. While in Tanzania, the Vice President will hold bilateral talks with his Tanzania counterpart, Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango. Vice President has been designated as the Guest Speaker at the inaugural event billed to host other leaders from across the continent and beyond The theme of this year session is; “The African Court and the Africa we want.” At its 15th Anniversary in 2021, the court it will be recall resolved…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the national assembly to expunge section 84 (12) of the electoral act of 2022 because it disenfranchises serving political officers. The section reads: “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.” At the signing of the electoral bill into law in Abuja on Friday, Buhari said the provision is in conflict with the country’s constitution. The president said the constitution already protects the right of serving political officers…

President Joe Biden has selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, according to a source who has been notified about the decision, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. Jackson, 51, currently sits on DC’s federal appellate court and had been considered the front-runner for the vacancy since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. She received and accepted Biden’s offer in a call Thursday night, a source familiar with the decision told CNN. Jackson clerked for Breyer and served as a federal…

Lagos State Government has announced diversion of traffic for a duration of six months commencing from Saturday, March 5, 2022. The diversion plan is to allow the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out comprehensive repair works on Eko Bridge (Alaka-Apongbon axis). The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, announced this yesterday, in a statement. The statement read in part: “In reference to the notification received from the Lagos State Government has released the diversion plan for a duration of 6 months commencing from Saturday 5th March 2022. “According to the repair schedule contained in the notification, the diversion…

The Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Bashir Ahmad, a presidential advisor, revealed this on Twitter on Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted, “BREAKING: President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 into law.” Below is the address by the President at the signing of the Electoral Bill 2020 into law: ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE SIGNING OF ELECTORAL BILL 2022 INTO LAW STATE HOUSE, ABUJA FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY, 2022 The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022, passed by the National…