Tag: Law
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US president Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law
P resident Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday landmark new federal protections for same-sex and interracial couples, capping both a personal and national evolution on an issue that’s enjoyed growing acceptance over the past decade. According to CNN, Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act
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Ex-BBNaija housemate JMK called to Bar
Big Brother Naija star, JUMOKE ADEDOYIN, popular known as JMK, has been called to Bar, after graduating from law school.The reality show star who reintroduced herself with her new title, tweeted;Allow me to reintroduce myself Z.J. Adedoyin Esq. Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. GOD DID!!! JMK the…
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Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje signs PWD bill into law
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has assented to the Kano Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Bill 2022 recently passed by the House of Assembly. The bill was signed into law on Tuesday at the weekly State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Kano. Speaking, shortly after assenting to the bill law, Ganduje explained…
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Rotimi Amaechi Becomes Graduate Of Law
Former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has bagged a degree in law. Amaechi made this known via a tweet. He wrote: Convocation Certified graduate of Law.
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Ondo state gov. signs multi-door court house bill into law
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has signed the Multi-door Courthouse bill into Law, for easier access to justice and align with global trends in alternative dispute resolution Akeredolu, who signed the bill on Tuesday at the EXCO Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka Akure, encouraged the people of the state to explore the alternative…
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TNG-ASUU series: It’s a matter of Law! – By Gbemiga Ogunleye
Sometime in May when the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, extended its three-month old strike by another three months, I weighed in on the matter, describing the move as unconscionable, considering the fact that the Union was “dealing with people who are either stone deaf or genuinely unreasonable.” Of course, my appeal to both…
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Why I studied law – Kim Kardashian opens up
American socialite and entrepreneur, Kim Kardashian has said she pursued a career in law partly because her children don’t stand a chance as good as white children if they ever get arrested. The reality TV star stated this during a chat with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton on their Apple TV+ series “Gutsy” while explaining the…
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PSC decries delay in implementation of Police Act
Mr Rommy Mom, the Commissioner in charge of Civil Society, Police Service Commission (PSC), has expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the Police Act, signed into law in 2020. Mom expressed the concern during an Open Forum focused on “Public Safety: Towards Implementation of the Police Act, 2020″, on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Anti-Corruption: CSOs Restate Call For 9th Assembly To Pass Whistleblowing Law
… urge Nigerians to report corruption through CORA platform Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have once again called on the ninth National Assembly (NASS) to expeditiously enact legislation on whistleblowing in Nigeria before their term of office elapses in May 2023. Barely three weeks ago, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) partnered with Shehu…
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Mercy triumphs over judgement – By Femi Aribisala
This world is a world of judgment. We insist on retributive justice. We send transgressors to jail. We judge offenses. We sometimes even judge God. But judgment never wins; mercy always wins. Judgment without mercy is of man. But with God, mercy always ultimately triumphs over judgment.