FeaturedNews BREAKING: Police unseal Rivers LGA secretariats BarandbenchOctober 7, 2024October 16, 20240 Hours after the swearing in of the 23 elected local council chairmen, the Nigeria Police Force has unsealed all Local… Read More
Politics Fubara swears-in chairmen of Rivers State Local Government Councils BarandbenchOctober 6, 2024October 12, 20240 Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. Fubara,… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Claims of $16bn expenditure on power sector under Obasanjo untrue—Liyel Imoke BarandbenchOctober 6, 2024October 16, 20240 A former Minister of Power, on Thursday, in Lokoja, dismissed alleged expenditure of $16 billion on the power sector by… Read More
Politics RSIEC chairman releases full names of elected Rivers LG chairmen BarandbenchOctober 6, 2024October 16, 20240 The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, has released full names of the chairmen… Read More
Politics Fubara to swear in new Rivers LG chairmen on Sunday BarandbenchOctober 6, 2024October 16, 20240 Barring any last minute change of mind, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will, on Sunday, October 6, 2024, swear in… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Nigeria’s Federal High Court: A scandalized court, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchOctober 6, 2024October 16, 20240 On 7 June 1911, the High Court of Australia decided a very interesting case. It arose from a publication issued… Read More
Crime LG Poll: Explosion rocks Tony Okocha-led Rivers APC Secretariat BarandbenchOctober 5, 2024October 16, 20240 The Tony Okocha-led secretariat of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, has been rocked… Read More
FeaturedPolitics NBA to Police: You’ve constitutional duty to provide security during Rivers LG poll BarandbenchOctober 5, 2024October 16, 20240 The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has told the Nigeria Police that it has the constitutional duty to provide security for… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Defamation: Lawyer draws battle line with Odinkalu, demands N1bn damages BarandbenchOctober 5, 2024October 16, 20240 An Abuja-based lawyer, Nkem Okoro has given popular law teacher, Professor Chidi Odinkalu 24 hours ultimatum to retract a purported… Read More
News GOCOP president urges ethical online journalism amongst members BarandbenchOctober 5, 2024October 16, 20240 The President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, Maureen Chigbo, has called on members to adhere to ethical… Read More