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PORT HARCOURT: The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly and other actors in the ongoing political unrest in the state to leave the Judiciary arm out of the imbroglio. The eight branches of the NBA in the state, in a press statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, stated that …
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review program, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with FirstBank’s groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters at Eko Atlantic City which will be the tallest building in Nigeria when completed. One headline looks at the crisis in Rivers State following the House of Assembly’s rejection of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s commissioners and the direction …
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted lawmaking body in the state. A five-member panel of justices led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji gave the order in a lead judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim. The apex court also restrained the …