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NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

MARWA CHARGES STAKEHOLDERS ON TACKLING DRUG ABUSE AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTHS. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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Marwa charges stakeholders on tackling drug abuse among Nigerian youths . Hails UNODC, EU, ECOWAS for training on controlled delivery for NDLEA officers, others Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), CON, OFR, has charged parents and other stakeholders to rise up to the challenge of ensuring that illicit substances are kept away from young Nigerians, warning that complacency is capable of compromising the bright future ahead of the youth population. Marwa who spoke at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, venue of the Realnews Magazine 10th year anniversary lecture on Thursday 17th November said let me leave us with a thought-provoking submission about the danger of complacency in tackling drug abuse among youth. By 2030, demographic factors project the number of people using drugs to rise by 11 per cent around the world, and as much as 40 per cent in Africa alone. This is an early warning that we should all take seri...

NBA PRESIDENT,YAKUBU MAIKYAU,OON,SAN HOSTS PRESIDENT OF COMMONWEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION,BRIAN SPEERS. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau,OON,SAN hosts President of Commonwealth Lawyers Association, Brian Speers. Mr. Brian Speers who is on a 1-day visit to Nigeria is the President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association(CLA). He was hosted by a delegation led by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau,OON,SAN. He was welcomed with a private dinner and brainstorming session on Wednesday night with the NBA President and a former President of the NBA, Augustine Alegeh,SAN among others. Later yesterday, Thursday 17th November, 2022 The NBA President led the delegation and guest on a Courtesy call to the National Industrial Court(NICN) Headquarters where they were received by the President of the NICN, Justices of the NICN and other Principal officers. The delegation included the General Secretary of the NBA, Adesina Adegbite,FICMC and the Assistant Publicity Secretary, Charles Ajiboye among others. The delegation then proceeded to the Court of Appeal where they were...