BELOVED ACTOR RAS AJAI, 47, 'SHOT DEAD' WHILE WALKING DOWN A STREET. (PHOTO).

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 Beloved actor Ras Ajai, 47, 'shot dead' while walking down a street A beloved film star and musician has di£d. Ras Ajai, whose real name was Brian Todd Boucher, played JLP political enforcer Claudie Massop in the 2024 film Bob Marley: One Love biopic. He was reportedly shot in Waterford, St. Catherine, Jamaica, at the age of 47. He rubbed shoulders with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they arrived at the movie's Jamaican premiere. Another person is reported to have sustained injuries during the assault, which remains under investigation by St Catherine South Police. Sources say the reggae and dancehall artist, vocalist and composer was walking down a street with a companion on Saturday, August 1, when they were attacked by armed criminals travelling in a vehicle. One of the attackers allegedly exited the car and unleashed gunfire on the duo and Ras was shot several times before they fled in the motor. He was declared dead at Spanish Town General Hospital while the othe...

NBA SECURES LANDMARK JUDGMENT ON THE STATUS OF LAWYERS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 NBA SECURES LANDMARK JUDGMENT ON THE STATUS OF LAWYERS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE 

Dear Coleagues, I am pleased to formally inform all members of our dear association of the landmark judgment delivered by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, on 10 July 2026 in Suit No. NICN/ ABJ/264/2025: Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association v. Police Service Commission &5 Ors. This public interest action was instituted by the Nigerian Bar Association through the Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) to seek judicial interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of the Police Act, 2020 and the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2023, particularly as they relate to the status, functions, and deployment of legal practitioners serving within the Nigeria Police Force. In a well-considered judgment, the Court upheld substantial aspects of the NBA's claims and made important declarations and consequential orders, including: * Declaring that police officers who are legal practitioners but have not been appointed or upgraded as Legal Officers cannot perform the duties of Legal Officers in the Nigeria Police Force, except in relation to criminal prosecutions permitted by law; * Restraining such officers from holding themselves out as Legal Officers or performing the responsibilities attached to that office, save as expressly authorised by law; * Declaring that the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Inspector-General of Police have a mandatory statutory obligation under Section 66(3) of the Police Act, 2020 to deploy legally qualified police officers to every Police Division in Nigeria to promote and ensure human rights compliance, and * Directing the relevant authorities to comply with that statutory obligation by assigning at least one legally qualified police officer to every Police Division across the Federation. Although the Court did not grant all the reliefs sought by the Association, particularly the prayer for the automatic upgrading of police lawyers to the rank of Superintendent of Police, the judgment represents a significant advancement in the development of legal practice within the Nigeria Police Force and reinforces the importance of statutory compliance, professionalism, and respect for the rule of law. This decision also affirms the indispensable role of legal practitioners within law enforcenment institutions and strengthens the framework for the protection of constitutional rights through improved legal oversight at the divisional level.


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