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President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement. The directive is aimed at ensuring absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja, on Thursday, the President emphasised the imperativeness of respecting national values, promoting the nation’s ideals, and abiding by its established norms. President Tinubu in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale…

In 2018, when the Reverend Matthew Firth took up his new post at St Cuthbert’s, the church which has been at the heart of the north-eastern market town of Darlington since the 12th century, he was eager to bring new souls to the faith he passionately believes in. It didn’t take long, however, for Matthew to figure out that there was something suspicious about the large number of souls from the Middle East who were queuing up to be converted to Christianity. “When I arrived, lots of adult baptisms were already booked in, which was highly unusual. The vast majority,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and other goods within seven days from February 7, 2024. Trial judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, specifically ordered the government to fix the prices of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and it’s spare parts, matches, motorcycles and its spare parts, motor vehicles and it’s spare parts as well as petroleum products, including diesel, premium motor spirit, PMS, and kerosene. The court made the order in its judgment in a suit by rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, against the…

The Oyo state government says three persons found culpable in the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the state capital, have been identified and will be prosecuted. In a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, special adviser on media to the governor of Oyo, said the three persons were identified in the report on the incident. Olanrewaju said the report which comprises findings of the medical, security and engineering teams, was submitted to Seyi Makinde, the governor, on Tuesday. On January 16, five persons died and over 70 were injured in an explosion that occurred on Aderinola…

Hon. Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Portharcourt Judicial Division has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by Seateam Offshore Ltd in a matter brought by Akuroma Stephen for lacking merit. The Court voided section 2(3)(c)(d)&(r) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 2004 for being inconsistent with the constitutional provisions vesting the court with exclusive jurisdiction over labour and employment-related cases. Justice Polycarp held that with the coming into effect of the 3rd Alteration which is now section 254C of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, the argument of the Seateam Offshore Ltd challenging the jurisdiction of the Court…

History has given us not only the court system, but a bizarre and far from self-evident system of naming judges. Some judges are pompous enough to take umbrage if you get it wrong: certainly, it does not give a judge confidence that you know what you are doing if you get it wrong or depart from convention. You may well think that a judge who takes umbrage over this sort of thing is a silly old …. You will be right – but your job is to represent your client so there is no point in annoying the old codger.…

Judge Julia Sebutinde of Uganda has been elected Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a three-year term, the United Nations’ highest court announced Tuesday. Sebutinde has served on the 15-member panel of judges at the ICJ since 2012. Prior to her election, she was a judge at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2005-2011. Established in 1945, the ICJ settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on legal questions proposed by U.N. organizations. Commonly known as the World Court, it is seated at the Peace Palace in The Hague. As Vice President,…

A federal high court in Lagos has quashed a money laundering charge preferred against Adesola Amosu, a former chief of air staff, and two others. In 2018, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned the defendants on an amended 13-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N21 billion. The defendants were alleged to have conspired and converted funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to personal use. One of the counts reads: “That you, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun Nunayon (Retd.), Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun, and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga, on or about…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, in conjunction with the Legal Aid Council with support from the RoLAC 2 program and Duty Solicitors Network (DSN); on January 31, 2024 inaugurated the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme Advisory Committee in Lagos State. The State Coordinator Legal Aid Council Mrs. Iyabo Akingbade while giving the overview of PDSS; said the scheme is an intervention conceptualized to protect the rights of Suspects and Detainees through the provision of early legal advice and representation at the Police Stations. This intervention is expected to decongest courts and correctional Facilities. The scheme has the…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has ordered the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to pay the sum of N540 million damages awarded against it for alleged defamation of Prophet Emmanuel Omale and his wife, Deborah. Recall that Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had, in a judgment on Oct. 4, 2022, awarded the sum against FCMB. Justice Halilu held that the bank recklessly breached the duty of care it owe to Omale of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, his wife and the church. The judge agreed that the bank made a false claim…