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By Steve Uzoechi Birth, death marriage and even how and where the dead are buried are said to be part of cultures of a people. In Igboland it is a taboo to be buried in a public cemetery, writes STEVE UZOECHI, with additional reports from Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Okey Maduforo and Igbeaku Orji The Igbos are […]
Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD (as acronymed), being an environmental rights, a pro-democracy and not-for-profit group, laments the deplorable state of many federal roads in the Southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As a pro-enviromental rights group, FENRAD had observed with dismay that the continued neglect of these roads – especially as the […]
The former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Delta State, Mr. Dafe Jude Akpedeye SAN, is dead This is contained in a statement signed by the NBA Effurun Branch Chairman, Jonathan Ekperusi, Esq., made available to TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL). “Dear Colleagues, it is with very heavy hearts we announce the death of Dafe Jude Akpedeye, OFR, SAN, […]
On Tuesday, 4 February 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari officially launched the new Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 (NVP 2020) as the new guidelines for entry and exit of migrants. The NVP 2020 is geared towards the attainment of the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) and adoption of Security, Economy and Transparency (SET) as […]
Says story of marriage to Chika Ike false, wicked Popular billionaire and philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko has reacted to reports that he is set to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike, dismissing the stories as false and wicked. The Nigerian social media lately has been awash with rumours of an engagement between Prince Ned Nwoko and […]
In fulfillment of its promise to honour the memory of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot for her contributions to the fight against armed banditry and insurgency in the country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday immortalised the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile The newly renovated and remodeled Pilots’ Crew ‘Room’ at the 115 Special […]
Operator insists it got exemption from NCAA The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, yesterday, released the preliminary report on the recent helicopter crash in Opebi, Lagos, disclosing that the aircraft had no fuel at the time of the incident. It added that the late pilot had no valid licence. Besides, the investigators said there was […]
Global social media and technology giant, Facebook, has announced its decision to open a Nigerian office in Lagos before the end of this year. The announcement was made on Friday during Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s fireside chat with Facebook’s Vice President on Global Affairs and Communications, former UK Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Nick Clegg. The […]
In the past one week, those who think they own Nigeria, and their cohorts, have been making magisterial pronouncements on the state of the nation. What they couldn’t get through the ballot box in 2019, they are attempting to achieve through misinformation, disinformation, malevolence, false narrative, and outright malediction. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, wants […]
A total of 1, 785 new lawyers were admitted into the Nigerian Bar on Tuesday, with Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief O. C Okocha, SAN, urging them to embrace professionalism at all times. At the ceremony that held at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof Isa […]
