The Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) has called on its members to register or indicate their branch membership with the Institute. In a notice issued by the Registrar, Aisha Ado Abdullahi, the ICMC stated that the registration exercise is aimed at improving member engagement and tailoring services to better meet the needs of members. Members are requested to complete the registration form by clicking on the provided link: https://bit.ly/icmcmember. The deadline for submission is Friday, 7th June 2024. According to the notice, the participation of members is essential as ..read more

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has gazetted the Executive Order 001 relocating the House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The gazette dated December 14th, 2023, cited the burning of the Hallowed Chamber of the House of Assembly on October 29th, 2023 as the reason for the relocation. Fubara said the current state of the chamber was unsafe and constituted a threat to the lives of the staff and members of the House of Assembly. He said it was expedient to carry out urgent repairs, renovation and reconstruction of the burnt and damaged chambers ..read more

The suspended Chairman and Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) have filed a notice of appeal challenging the Federal High Court’s dismissal of their suit against the Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms. Hannatu Musa Musawa, and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In the appeal filed at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, John O. Aikpokpo-Martins and Funmi Adeogun, in their capacities as the suspended NBA-SPIDEL Chairman and Secretary, respectively, outlined ten grounds of appeal against the judgment delivered by Justi ..read more

The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop what they described as the anti-democratic actions of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers, who held their plenary at the auditorium of the House of Assembly quarters along Aba Road on Friday, decried an alleged autocratic posture of Fubara in the governance of the State. A statement by Amaewhule’s Media Aide, Martin Wachukwu, quoted the Majority Leader, Major Jack, as accusing Fubara of planning to demolish the recently built Assembly Quarters. Members were said to have listed what they called the ..read more

Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week’s presidential election. This is according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were, however, contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. The results of Monday’s vote were released weeks earlier than planned by the national agency that manages Chad’s election. According to the released results, Deby Itno won with over 61% of the vote, with the runner-up Masra falling far behind with over 18.5% of the vote. The result has created tension as gunfire erupted in the capital followin ..read more

Rivers State Government has advised former Commissioner for Justice, Zaccheus Adangor, to come out clean on the reason behind his resignation. Recall that Governor Similayi Fubara had ordered the redeployment of Mr Adangor to the Ministry of Special Duties on April 23, 2024, a development which did not go down well with Adangor and prompted his resignation as Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Adangor, in his resignation letter dated April 24, 2024, alleged interference on the part of Governor Fubara in his duties as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Riv ..read more

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Speaker of the state Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the other 24 lawmakers from parading as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice Charles N. Wali gave this order in a case in suit number PHC/1512/CS/2024, filled by Victor Oko Jumbo (Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly) Sokari Goodboy, Orubienimigha Timothy, members of the Assembly. The suit is against Martin Amaewhule and 24 others, the Governor of Rivers State, the Attorney General of the state, and t ..read more

A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, has said he never applied to work for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He said he was only invited to serve under the governor, adding that even after his first resignation on 14th of November, he never wanted to come back but was made to do so by President Bola Tinubu. He went on to accuse Governor Fubara of fueling the political crisis rocking the state. He said the governor, through his recent actions, has shown he is not committed to reconciling with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. A visibly angry Adangor ..read more

Renowned Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, widely known as Kanayo O Kanayo, has expressed his belief that paying salaries to pastors is a waste of time. The actor, who recently introduced his son, Clinton Mbaise, to the film industry, shared his views on his Instagram page via a video on Thursday, May 9th, 2023. In the video posted on his Instagram account, he humorously requested N500 from his son’s earnings and asked him to kneel for prayers. Kanayo emphasized the tradition of children presenting their first earnings to their fathers rather than to pastors, suggesting that this prac ..read more

A member of the House of Representatives from Jigawa state, Isa Dogonyaro has died. The first-time lawmaker, who was the vice chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS and Malaria control in the 10th Assembly, reportedly died on Friday morning in Abuja after a brief illness. The spokesman of the House, Akintunde Rotimi, confirmed the death of the 46-year-old lawmaker The statement confirming the death reads: “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Hon. Isa Dogonyaro (Kogunan Ringim), the distinguished Member representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State i ..read more