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NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 31ST JANUARY, 2024
NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 31ST JANUARY, 2024 Mary Akanbi 31st January, 2024 Read the latest breaking news headlines, Nigerian news, Entertainment, Sports & Business below; Naira plunges in ‘official market’, CBN warns forex dealers Kidnapping epidemic: Abductors demand N100m for Ekiti schoolchildren, teachers 300 stranded Europe-bound Nigerians return from Libya Nationwide outcry as 30 women remain jailed in Nasarawa N200,000 minimum wage no longer realistic – Labour Female soldier beaten by superiors, sent to psychiatric hospital – Son AU expresses regret as Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger send formal withdrawal notice to ECOWAS Tinubu condemns killing of traditional rulers in Ekiti, orders immediate rescue of kidnapped pupils Insecurity: Demand greater accountability from service chiefs, Abbas tells Tinubu House committee on constitution review meets Wednesday N136m unpaid loan: Court orders seizure of Senator Umeh’s assets NBA asks court to void FG’s annual vehicle own
*NBA BWARI BRANCH WOMEN FORUM/WELFARE COMMITTEE IN COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA (IHVN) MARKS WORLD CANCER DAY WITH AWARENESS WALK* In commemoration of this year's World Cancer Day, The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum Bwari/Welfare Committee of the Branch In Collaboration with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is set to mark the World Cancer Day with Awareness Walk on Saturday, 3rd of February, 2024. Side Attraction: Lecture, Medical Screening & Fitness Challenge. MC: Wazobiafm Ehidiana Members of the Branch are encouraged to turn out in their numbers for this Awareness Walk. *Date: Saturday, 3rd February, 2024.* *Time: 9:00am - 11:00am.* *Meeting Point: Dutse Market Gate.* *Dress Code: White Top on Blue or black Jeans.* Please, save the date. Thank you. *Yewande Mary Akanbi* *Publicity Secretary, NBAWF Bwari Branch.*
Bayo Akinlade Visits Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN To Establish A Strategic Alliance to Combat Police Brutality Against Lawyers and The General Public
Bayo Akinlade Visits Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN To Establish A Strategic Alliance to Combat Police Brutality Against Lawyers and The General Public Mary Akanbi 31st January, 2024 The Convener of Duty Solicitors Network (DSN) Bayo Akinlade Esq paid a visit to Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN who is the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC). This meeting was necessitated by the recent happenings around the Police harassment of Lawyers who go to represent their clients in police custody. A strategic alliance between NBA-SARC and DSN was discussed extensively as the two agreed to work closely to ensure that the rights of citizens are upheld by the Nigerian Police. Bayo Akinlade Esq noted that he is very excited about the partnership with NBA-SARC when he said "I can't wait to work with Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN on this intervention. Mr. Ikwuazom and I were both Chairmen of our respective NBA Branches at the same time aro
NEWS New Year Resolution By Damilola Alabi BY LAWYARD STAFF JANUARY 29, 2024 2023 marked a pivotal year for the Justice Sector and the Legal Profession as a whole. Both institutions were placed under microscopic public scrutiny on a scale that is probably historic and unprecedented. 2023 happened to all Nigerians. It gave us Fuel Subsidy ‘removal’, Naira scarcity, economic devaluation and Foreign exchange upheavals. As an Intellectual Property Lawyer, 2003 gave us the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Order, the Copyright Act, Data Protection Act, (amended) Evidence Act among others. The Intellectual Property Lawyers Association Nigeria celebrated female IP Lawyers, hosted interesting industry conversations and some very exciting debates on the creator economy. Whether in our professional or personal lives, a New Year presents an opportunity for reflection and deliberation on ways to provide value, upscale, upskill and upsell legal services to a cynical population of 200 million Niger
US Candidates Running For President In 2024; The Republican And Democratic Candidates
US Candidates Running For President In 2024; The Republican And Democratic Candidates Mary Akanbi 29th January, 2024 Donald Trump leads a big field of Republican hopefuls seeking to beat Joe Biden or one of his long-shot challengers in the 2024 election The 2024 election promises to be historic as a long slate of Republican candidates seek to unseat the sitting president, Joe Biden. After the pandemic changed the way Americans campaigned and voted four years ago, and three years after thousands of rioters waged violent protest at the nation’s Capitol to upend the last election’s results, the US will face new obstacles in carrying out the democratic process. Here is the list of candidates in the primary elections. The first caucus was held on 15 January in Iowa. Trump won 51% of the vote in Iowa, giving him the largest margin of victory in the history of the state’s Republican caucuses. Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, secured a distant second-place finish with 21%