The Supreme Court, on Friday, voided the National Lottery Act 2005. A seven-member panel of the court led by Uwani Abba-Aji unanimously held that the law is unconstitutional because the National Assembly lacks the power to make such laws for states. Delivering the lead judgement, a member of the panel, Mohammed Idris, ruled that the…
ENUGU – Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative has called for collective efforts on promoting awareness and understanding of the Police Act 2020 in order to foster a culture of accountability and respect for human rights. Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN),PWAN is a women-led non-governmental organization…
Cristiano Ronaldo was climbing the stairs to his room at the Portugal camp when he spotted Geovany Quenda at the end of the hallway and came to say hello to the new boy making his senior international debut. “So my man, are you recovered from the game?” Ronaldo asked in early September. Sporting had beaten…
The Supreme Court of Kenya has suspended the Court of Appeal’s decision to nullify the Finance Act 2023. This would allow the government to continue collecting taxes under the contested law. The ruling cited public interest and the need to maintain stability in the budgeting process. This decision comes after a prolonged legal battle over…
The EU AI Act comes into effect today, outlining regulations for the development, market placement, implementation and use of artificial intelligence in the European Union. The Council wrote that the Act is intended to “promote the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy artificial intelligence while ensuring a high level of protection of health, safety, [and] fundamental…
ENUGU – Nigeria’s Peace and Development Advocates (NPDA) has described the murdered of 17 soldiers Okuama community of Delta State by sponsored militants youths as act of treason In a joint press conference by the National Cordinator of NPDAHon Chukwunonye Okereke, and the Secretary Barr Forster Ugwuoke lamented that the gruesome murder of men…
IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has published three new Global Album Charts, highlighting last year’s biggest releases by sales, as well as the top-selling vinyl and streaming albums of the year. The news follows last week’s launch of the IFPI Global Music Report, which showed that recorded music revenues grew…
Ossai Ovie Success, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, has reacted to the pre-wedding photos released by gospel singer, Theophilus Sunday. Recall that the singer announced his engagement to his Jamaican fiancee, stating that he was off the market. Reacting, Ossai in a post shared on Facebook, frowned at the…
Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola…
