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*VP also speaks at International Conference, says women must go beyond breaking glass ceilings to global excellence In order to transform legal education in Nigeria, the development of analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving legal minds is key, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Prof. Osinbajo, SAN stated this on Wednesday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) legal education summit, which …

…Police pilots conclude specialized training on operations, deployment By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Seemingly determined to battle intractable case of insecurity in Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba says that the High Command has acquired five additional high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations. According to the nation’s Police chief, it is part …

The United States Embassy in Abuja says it will begin processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications without requiring an interview starting from March 30, 2022. The Embassy’s Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Aishah Gambari, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The statement was titled, ‘U.S. Embassy in Abuja Begins Interview Waiver Program for Certain Visa Renewals’ The statement said …

The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the bill for a law to prohibit open grazing of cattle and regulate other livestock in the state. The motion to dissolve the house into a committee of the whole was moved by the Deputy Speaker, Roland Asoro, and seconded by the member representing PDP (Esan North-East 1), Francis Okiye. Considering …

Following last Saturday’s National Convention of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC in which all the Chairmanship aspirants stepped down for the former governor of Nassarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu emerged as National Chairman, Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has on Wednesday formally handed over the office of the APC to his successor in Abuja. Recall that all …

The transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, hinted Tuesday that the fatal attack on the Kaduna-bound train could have been averted. “I am devastated and I honestly don’t know what to tell Nigerians anymore; the process of procuring the integrated security surveillance and monitoring solution has been tedious, if the processes were shortened, we would have saved lives,” Mr Amaechi wrote on his verified …

Court restrains national leadership, INEC from dissolving Kano exco At the expiration of a two-week deadline, the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning committee ended inconclusively in Abuja, yesterday. Chairman of the committee, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom made the announcement following a three-hour meeting. He said: “The meeting is yet to be concluded. We have adjourned till …

Reacting to Monday’s attack on a Kaduna-bound passenger train by suspected bandits, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in a terse statement, which made no reference to the attack, said it was suspending operation on the route. The terse statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday morning stated that it was suspending services on the route due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Several security breaches around …

Former senate president Bukola Saraki has joined millions of Nigerians in condemning the attack on 970 people. Terrorists had on Monday attacked a train going to Kaduna from Abuja, killing about eight persons with the driver inclusive. Irked by the incident, Saraki listed six possible solutions, noting that “it is unacceptable for Nigerians to continue to live with the constant …

An Anambra-based lawyer, Mr Nwafili Okwuosa, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Awka to remove former military Heads of State from membership of the Council of State. Joined in the suit are the Attorney-General of Federation and Accountant-General of the Federation. In a suit number FHC/AWKCS/27/ 2021, Okwuosa prayed the court to stop former Heads of State – …