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BCROF fete Ogbaru Women on International Women’s day

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Barrister Chika Rita Okwuosah Foundation, BCROF join the rest of the world to celebrate women at their retreat centre, the home of Barrister Chika Rita Okwuosah that doubles as their secretariat. On entering the expanse compound, at a corner is the tomb site of Late Barrister Chika Rita Okwuosah who died in 2019 and in whose memory has a foundation been set up to champion the cause of women, thereby raise monument of remembrance for her memory. It is therefore remarkable that organisers of this year’s event chose to gathered…

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Supreme Court affirms AGF’s consent before monetary judgment enforcement against govt agencies

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The Supreme Court has affirmed the provision of Section 84 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act (S&CPA) requiring prior consent of the Attorney General before the initiation of garnishee proceedings to enforce monetary judgment against government or its agencies. The apex court’s five-member panel, in a split decision of four-to-one, declined to examine the constitutionality or otherwise of the provision even though the dissenting decision declared Section 84 of the S&CPA unconstitutional. The judgement was on an appeal marked: SC/CV/268/2021 filed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against…

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Businessman prays court to vacate forfeiture order on $378, 000, exotic car

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Mr Paul Chukwuma, the Chief Executive Officer of Fides Et Ratio Academy Limited, on Thursday begged a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the interim forfeiture order against his 378, 000 dollars and a Mercedes Benz GLS 600 Maybach.Chukwuma, represented by Chief Afam Osigwe, SAN, his counsel, urged Justice Emeka Nwite to vacate the order in the interest of justice.Justice Nwite had, on Jan. 6, ordered a temporary forfeiture of the 378, 000 dollars and a Mercedes Benz GLS 600 Maybach to the Federal Government.The judge, in a…

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TANKER ACCIDENTS: ANAMBRA PETROLEUM COMMISSIONER LIKENS SCOOPING OF FUEL TO SUICIDE

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Anthony Obiorah Ugwonwa The Anambra State Commissioner for Petrolatum and Mineral Resources, Barrister Anthony Ifeanya has likened scooping of fuel from a fallen tanker by some greedy Nigerians to committing suicide. The Commissioner, who was speaking yesterday during press interview in his office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka, described the behaviour by some questionable individuals in the country as not only unfortunate, but also ugly. The Petroleum Commissioner, who observed that tanker mishaps are not peculiar in Nigeria alone, but in the whole world, recalled that last month there was…

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Group urges ECOWAS to engage exiting members to enhance regional security

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged not to close the door of further engagement against Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger that planned to exit the regional body. A consortium of civil society groups in West Africa, under the aegis of the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), made the call on Thursday in Abuja. The group, through its General Secretary, James Ugochukwu, said the exit of the three nations would impact on the security in the sub-region. It said this could also constitute a challenge…

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Edo poll: Oshiomhole keeps mum on PDP’s petition hearing at tribunal

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Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, refrained from making comments on the ongoing hearing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s petition at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.Oshiomhole, who represents the Edo North Senatorial District, refused to comment on his observation of the proceedings while fielding questions from newsmen.“You know you don’t comment on matters in court. I came to watch, to observe the proceedings and I am satisfied that the proceedings are going well.“It is not for me to do any evaluation, that is the prerogative and…

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NOA ADVOCATES TOTAL PRACTICE OF TRUE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

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Obiorah Anthony Ugwonwa The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Anambra State Directorate, Awka, has advocated total practice of a true democratic governance in Nigeria where youths would be given an opportunity to partake actively in building a better Nigeria. This was the submission of the Anambra State Director of the Agency, Mr. Edozie Ajaegbu while playing a host to the Executive Director, Catch Them Young Community Initiative, Mr. Nonso Orakwe and his team that paid him an advocacy visit yesterday in his office at Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke Federal Secretariat Complex, Awka.…

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Kaduna train attack: I paid N80m ransom for my mum, sister’s release–witness

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A masked witness, identified as Prosecution Witness-D (PW-D) on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he paid N80 million ransom for the release of his mother and sister during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack .The witness testified before Justice Inyang Ekwo in the ongoing trial of Mr Tukur Mamu, the kidnap negotiator, who is facing a 10-count terrorism charge.He said his mother and sister were released alongside two other victims of the attack.The PW-4 was lead in evidence by the lawyer to the Attorney-General of the…

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BCROF calls for budgetary provision to mitigate annual flood

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Barrister Chika Rita Okwuosah Foundation (BCROF) with support from RISE UP is out to change the narrative and set a new dimensional tone in emergency programme. Their approach is to draw attention to the annual flood crisis that ravages the riverine communities of the state that reside along the River Niger; Anambra-East, Anambra-West, Ayamelum, Onitsha-North, Onitsha-South, Ogbaru Their strategy is to employ advocacy as a wheel of engagement in order to attract the attention of the Anambra State House of Assembly to the plight of the citizens to the ravaging…

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