NBA sanctions four legal practitioners for misconduct

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced sanctions against four legal practitioners found guilty of various professional misconducts. The sanctions were announced in legal notices issued by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on August 13, 2024. NBA's spokesperson, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, revealed in a statement on X that the LPDC found the lawyers guilty…

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Katsina State Police command has said it foiled a bandit attack and a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in Danmusa Local Government Area and rescued seven victims in the process. This was revealed by the spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. Aliyu said, “On Wednesday,…

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Kano State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the theft of a signpost from Bachirawa Police Station during the violent #EndBadGovernance protest. A video circulating online shows one of the suspects dragging away the stolen property. The arrest was confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement posted on Facebook…

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A former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Polycarp Emeka Chigbu, has stated that the process of appointing an acting Vice Chancellor for the institution has not yet been concluded. He noted that five professors have been selected and forwarded to the governing council for consideration and vetting. Prof. Chigbu…

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Britain's economy grew 0.6 percent in the April-June period, a slight slowdown compared with the first three months of the year, official data showed on Thursday. The country's economy is growing after it exited a mild recession at the end of last year, helped by inflation falling back from four-decade highs. Gross domestic product had…

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In a bid to boost transparency and accountability, the Ministries of Solid Minerals and Steel Development jointly established an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in line with the mandate of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the Director of Human Resource Management, Mrs Ijeoma Idika, who represented the Permanent…

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The Osun State Government has revealed that it spent about N2 billion on micro-projects in several communities across the state, under the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Speaking at a media engagement forum on Monday, the General Manager of the Community and Social Development Agency in the state, Mrs Funmi Abokede, said the funds were…

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The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria in Lagos State has embarked on a protest following the recent increase in the price of flour. The members of the association during the protest on Wednesday lamented the incessant increase in the price of flour despite the Federal Government's waiver. The chairman of the bakers'…

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Bayelsa State is set to experience a long period of blackout due to the recent vandalism of 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line. This was disclosed in a statement by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) spokesperson Ndidi Mbah. According to Mbah, the blackout will also affect some communities in Rivers…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted reports that it donated N50 billion to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) from its recovery account. EFCC's spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Thursday that the N50 billion fund was not a donation by the commission but part of the recovered proceeds of…