A law graduate, Benkingsley Nwashara, who rescued a 2-year-old girl abandoned by a mentally-ill mother in Enugu State, has narrated how three female police officers allegedly refused to help when he brought the child to the station. Recall that Nwashara rescued the child at a market in Agbani town, in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state in June 2022. The child was battered by heavy rainfall a day earlier while market women made no attempt to …
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Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi has revealed some of the measures taken to address the sexual harassment crisis rocking the law faculty of the institution. Recall that the Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof Cyril Ndifon was suspended after some law students embarked on a protest, accusing him of sexually harassing them. Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Saturday, August 26, Prof. Obi said that the management of the school …
Fashion enthusiast, Noble Igwe, and comedian, SeyiLaw, had a faceoff on Twitter today June 3. It all started when Noble reacted to a Tweet asking Yorubas to work towards dispelling the narrative being pushed around that they do not like Igbos. Noble asked the Twitter user not to allow SeyiLaw see the tweet, as the comedian recently gave “reasons why the Igbos need to humble themselves and fit in.” SeyiLaw saw Noble’s tweet and immediately hit back …
The Nigerian Police Force has said that there is no law prohibiting the force from the use of handcuffs to restrain a suspect, particularly one that has shown acts of violence. The Head of Chambers of the Nigeria Police, DCP Simon Lough, stated this in a statement released on Thursday, May 18. Lough released the statement while reacting to claims made by counsel to embattled Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, on Tuesday, May 16, faulting the decision of the …
Former Commissioner for Environment in Bayelsa State, Professor Sylvanus Abila, has allegedly been killed by a reckless truck driver. Prof Abila was fixing his vehicle along the East-West road on Wednesday, March 23, when the truck driver ran him over, killing him instantly. Abila served as commissioner during the administration of Senator Seriake Dickson, pioneer Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa Branch and was among those shortlisted for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in …
The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered financial infractions in the records of the Nigerian Law School. The 2015 Auditor-General’s report submitted to the Senate Committee on Public Account, indicted the apex legal academic institution. The infractions ranged from outright misappropriation to spending without approval and diversion of pension. The 2015 Financial Report of the office is currently being scrutinised by the Senate Public Accounts Committee for investigation. Nine queries were issued by the Office …