The Federal Government on Tuesday renamed the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), Headquarters in Abuja after late Chief Chimezie Ikeazor (SAN). Ikeazor was the founder and President of the Nigeria Legal Aid Association, an association that propelled former President Olusegun Obasanjo into enacting the 1976 Decree which gave birth to LACON. Formed in 1974,…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men of the Corps over various offences. The disciplinary action was announced by NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, in a statement signed by the corps’ spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in Abuja. Audi said that 15 of…
The general public has been cautioned by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to be on the lookout for online criminals who engage in identity theft. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations at NITDA, issued the warning. According to Umar, the organization…
Calabar, Cross River State capital, South-South Nigeria, is noted for its jollying. Everyone wants to live a gentlemanly life even with little economic strength like that of Lagos and other big cities, and you can take advantage of that. Please, note that I used Calabar as an example, this can work in any part of…
By Etim Etime The visit of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to Akwa Ibom State for the flag-off of his presidential campaign today (October 10, 2022) raises a number of moral and political questions that Akwa Ibom people should consider keenly. First, the moral issues: 1. Atiku was the VP to President Obasanjo and we recall that…
APTITUDE TEST FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING ADMISSION INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR FOR THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION The University of Calabar, UNICAL has set a date for the aptitude test for candidates seeking admission into the institution for the 2022/2023 academic session. In a statement signed by Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of UNICAL, he registration for the…
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) of Ghana and Nigeria to increase mutual assistance and collaboration in market regulation. This was said in a statement released by the commission on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, the updated Memorandum of Understanding would promote market…
Usman Baba-Alkali, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has advised troops sent to police training institutions not to view their deployments as a form of punishment. At the Police College Maiduguri’s Sunday inauguration of a few finished constructions, he delivered the invocation. Baba-Alkali exhorted the college employees to approach their tasks with the interest and passion…
By Frank Ulom Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has announced the promotion of 15 Academics to the Professorial cadre amidst the ASUU strike. Prof. Obi, who disclosed this recently at a Special Session of the Senate, said six were Professors and nine Associate Professors. The new Professors are; Bassey…
By Frank Ulom The Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Comrade Nsa Gill has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ in Cross River State. Gill, CONVERSEER reports emerged as the State Council Chairman of the NUJ on Saturday, July 16, 2022, after polling a total of 76 votes to defeat…
