By Mo Isa Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has taken issue with a contract made by the Federal Government that permits lawyers from the United Kingdom to practise law in Nigeria. The putative ETIP agreement on legal services between the governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom was disclosed by…
By Our Reporter The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has sworn in Martins Achadu and Pius Ashakia as Members representing Yala II and Obanliku State Constituencies respectively. The swearing-in which was done during plenary on Wednesday followed the receipt of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s Certificate of Return…
By Joe Udo Over a hundred people, mostly youths have taken to the streets of Ughelli in Delta State to protest against Police brutality and extortion. According to Kome Nice, the brutality by the police has become rampant in the state. Sharing videos of the protest on X (formerly Twitter), Kome Nice wrote: “Heavy protest…
By Frank Ulom Another chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Emmanuel Irom has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC in Cross River State. Irom, a prominent member of the PDP resigned his membership from the party on Monday, 12 February 2024. His decision, CONVERSEER gathered, came in after a brief meeting with…
By Our Reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to urgently rehabilitate the Street children in the Calabar metropolis. Hon. Eyo Bassey Edet, the member representing Bakassi state constituency, brought the attention of the House to the alarming increase in the number of street children in Calabar. Expressing…
