The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the newly introduced tax laws will not involve monitoring bank transfer narrations or automatically debiting personal bank accounts. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, gave the assurance on Tuesday during an end-of-year programme on Channels Television, amid growing public concern over...
The release of Nigerian farmer, Sunday Jackson, from death row after over a decade in prison, secured through persistent advocacy by US Congressman Riley Moore, underscores a vital truth. This case exemplifies how nations upholding the rule of law must vigilantly protect individuals ensnared in systems where justice is arbitrary or absent. Such interventions not...
TAX REFORM ACTS CONTROVERSIES CAST DOUBT ON THE SANCTITY OF NIGERIA’S LAWMAKING PROCESS The controversies that have emerged in relation to the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts raise grave concerns about the integrity, transparency, and credibility of Nigeria’s legislative process. These developments strike at the very heart of constitutional governance and call into question the...
Fiery Bar activist and former Nigerian Bar Association First Vice President, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins is set to dazzle the audience at the eagerly awaited parley between 2026 NBA presidential aspirants. Tagged “Nigerian Bar Association: A peep into the future,” the debate is seen by NBA political watchers as a golden opportunity for aspirants for the...
ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF EGBE AMOFIN RESOLUTIONS IN NBA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: QUESTIONS FOR MY BELOVED FRIEND, OLAYINKA SOKOYA, ESQ By Sylvester Udemezue (A). STATEMENT BY LEARNED OLAYINKA SOKOYA _”@SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE (airtel)y leader sir, all members of Egbe are bound by the constitution of Egbe Amofin Oodua and the resolution at the AGM. This resolution...
NOTHING IS AS SWEET AS GOOD GOVERNANCE – OTTI’S EXAMPLE Recently, some opposition figures in Abia politics accused Governor Alex Otti of not being transparent about his total expenditure on the school project, with figures running into billions of naira being thrown around. Sahara Reporters further amplified this narrative, hoping to stir public outrage. But...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Electoral Reform Committee, chaired by Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, SAN, on Monday, 18th August 2025, formally presented its expanded electoral reform recommendations to the NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the Association’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The delegation included the Committee Secretary, Mr. Lawrence Ebewele, alongside members...
A MATTER OF TRUTH, UNITY, AND HONOUR: REBUTTAL TO MR. AKANGBE’S CASTIGATION OF EGBE AMOFIN’S ADOPTION PROCESS By Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed The recent public statement by Mr. Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, purporting to “set the records straight” on the adoption of Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, as the consensus candidate of Egbe Amofin O’odua for the...
NEWS RELEASE PRESS STATEMENT: DECISION TO WITHDRAW CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST MS. COMFORT EMMANSON AND TO ADDRESS RELATED MATTERS 1. In the last 48 hours, I have been in consultation with critical stakeholders in the Aviation Sector and those involved in the unfortunate incidents regarding the unruly behaviours of certain individuals at our airports of recent....
Barely 24 hours after CITY LAWYER reported the exclusion of Midwest presidential aspirants in the high-profile debate slated for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference, the leadership of the NBA has rectified the situation. CITY LAWYER had yesterday reported the exclusion of former NBA First Vice President, John Aikpokpo-Martins and former NBA Third...