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FG Registers Two Varsity Unions, Moves To Weaken ASUU

Strike: We’ll Sign A Fresh Deal In A Couple Of Days – ASUU

October 10, 2022 6:45 pm

In lieu of the recent rebuffs by the courts, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) and the House of Representatives have on Monday met to iron out the lingering issues bordering on the industrial action which had been embarked on by the lecturers.

The lecturers who had also been led by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke and the leadership of the House, who had been in turn led by Femi Gbajabiamila had met behind a closed-door meeting for about 30 minutes before having another one in front of the camera.

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EFCC Gets Court’s Permission To Detain Adoke For 14 Days

December 21, 2019 3:56 am

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) friday gave approval to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to detain former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke SAN, for 14 days.
The order was to enable the anti-graft agency conclude its investigation of Adoke over corruption allegations.
Adoke returned to the country Friday, after five years in self-exile, only to be arrested on arrival by the EFCC.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in 2017 filed charges against Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited and 10 others, including Adoke and Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited.
EFCC in …

Build Shari‘ah Courts In South-West – MUSWEN To Governors

November 25, 2019 6:21 am

Muslims in the South-west region under the auspices of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) have called on Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) to establish Shari‘ah Courts in the region.

The Muslims said the creation of the Shari’ah Courts in the six states of the region became necessary in order to cater for the yearnings of Muslims who are in the majority.

MUSWEN made the demand yesterday in a communiqué signed by the duo of Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni and Prof. Wole Abbas at …

Atiku’s Lawyers Boycott Court’s Reasons For Judgment

November 15, 2019 6:25 am

The large number of lawyers including the over ten Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) representing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday boycotted the sitting of the Supreme Court where the reasons for the dismissal of their appeal challenging the outcome of the February 23 presidential election was being delivered.

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On the other hand, many of the SANs who led the legal teams of President Muhammadu Buhari, the winner of the poll, the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission were already seated ahead of

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Iheme-Nwosu: Lawyers Boycott Courts In Edo, Imo

November 6, 2019 5:18 pm

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin and Owerri branches, have embarked on boycott of courts over the kidnap of Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division.

Justice Ihem-Nwosu of the court of Appeal was abducted along Agbor-Benin Expressway on October 31 by armed men who killed her police orderly.

In a statement issued in Owerri and signed by Damian Anosike (Chairman) and Justin Osuebi (Secretary), Imo NBA described her abduction as unacceptable, regrettable, condemnable and barbaric.

It said the boycott would last three days within which the police and other security agencies were expected to rescue the …

$2trn? Aramco Courts Investors To Hit IPO Valuation Target

November 3, 2019 3:01 pm

Saudi Aramco officials and advisers are holding last-minute meetings with investors in an attempt to achieve as close to a $2 trillion valuation as possible ahead of an expected listing launch on Sunday, according to three sources.

Possible failure to reach the coveted target had caused a dilemma for Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: swallow the bitter pill of going ahead at a lower valuation, or postpone the initial public offering (IPO) once again. But on Friday he gave the green light for the debut to go ahead.