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  Mrs. Boma Alabi, a leading commercial lawyer and seasoned litigator. former President of Commonwealth Lawyers Association, CLA. In this interview, she shares her views on the challenges of law practice in the country, the fight against corruption, globalization of legal services and sundry issues. What is your appraisal of …

Senate on Tuesday has resolved that the suspended Senator Ali Ndume be allowed to resume plenary on Wednesday 15th November, 2017. The decision was announced by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu after a close door session. Senate had said it would appeal the Federal High Court judgement which ruled …

University of Ibadan. For the very first time in 69 years, the University of Ibadan has produced its first graduate with a First Class honours degree in History. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, said Ozibo Ekele of the Department of History, was one of the 186 students who earned …

The Immediate past Senate leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, APC, Borno South, said weekend that he was prepared to stand with President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, anytime. Speaking with Journalists yesterday in Abuja, Senator Ndume who noted that Magu …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Office on November 13, 2017, arraigned one Mohammed Bashir Isah before Justice Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court on a 7-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense and forgery. The petitioner alleged that  sometime in November 2016, the accused, Mohammed, accosted …

The international media arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Radio Biafra, has resumed operations. But instead of the fiery rhetoric with which it was associated with, the radio announced the sack of Nnamdi Kanu, as director and leader of IPOB. The Radio Biafra’s programme started between 6am …

Ambode, Lagos State Governor Twenty-nine months after emerging as the Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni representing Lagos Island Constituency 1 on Monday took over his official quarters located at 3A Sasegbon Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The House of Assembly, had last week, ejected the …

The acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Attahiru A. Ibrahim and five other senior staff collected N30.6 million travelling allowances for a training in the United States which they didn’t attend, Daily Trust on Sunday investigations have shown. This is coming at a time the scheme …

The Lagos State Government has directed all its revenue agencies to commence enforcement of payment by all tax defaulters with immediate effect. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, in a statement, lamented that many residents were not fulfilling their civic obligation of paying their taxes and that the …

A former Chief of Administration, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Alkali Mamu (rtd), on Monday told Justice Salisu Garba of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that he was tutored and teleguided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in making his …