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Onnoghen: Legal profession is on trial - First female SAN laments

Nigeria’s first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Folake Solanke, has decried the controversy that the legal profession and judiciary has been drawn into following the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Mrs Solanke, who spoke on Wednesday at a special valedictory court session organised by the Oyo State judiciary in honour of the late Justice Dulcie Oguntoye, said ”the legal profession was on trial”. According to her, the development arose because the profession was engulfed in corruption and needed reformation to restore its golden age. Solanke said Nigeria was troubled and groaning under the trauma and tragedy that led to the suspension of Onnoghen. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda She said the legal profession had monumental challenges and needed to reform itself because the profession was supposed to be in the forefront of the war against corruption. “There is professional lamentation in th

2019 Presidency: I'm a bridge between Nigeria's old, young - 72-year-old Atiku says

- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described himself as the bridge between Nigeria’s young and old generations - The 72-years-old presidential candidate said he had gained experience to be able to relate with Nigerians of all age groups, as a result of his performance as a public official in the past - Atiku added that Buhari's anti-corruption posturing was a ruse; stating that Nigeria’s corruption perception had not changed since the president came into office The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described himself as the bridge between Nigeria’s young and old generations. The candidate stated this is response to a suggestion by the moderator of the Wednesday, January 30 town hall meeting, Kadaria Ahmed, that his age could constitute a hindrance to his performance, Premium Times reports. READ ALSO: Herdsmen crisis: Atiku to review anti-open grazing laws Legit.ng gathers that Atiku, who is 72-years-old, said he had gained expe

Atiku vision: Growing a digitalized economy through tech innovations

Atiku Abubakar and the campaign trail of the PDP engaged the tech community on the digitalization of the economy on January 30, 2019. It was recently reported on the news that Andela Nigeria; a leading tech company in Nigeria, received a foreign investment of $100m. Is this the time for tech in Nigeria? Speculations are positive on this. Atiku in his keynote address to the audience at Ozone Cinema Yaba stated, “my vision of the Nigeria tech ecosystem, is an industry that will of course be private sector-driven, with massive government support in the form of hubs with supersonic internet speed, 24/7 electricity and other infrastructures”. This was not all, as he stated, “Today, this day, I ask you to join hands with me in launching The Future Possible Project, a private sector-led, public sector-supported incubator cum accelerator for Nigeria’s over 60m enterprising youth. The Future Possible Project starts today with the millions who have already registered on our Better Nigeria port

US-Ghanaian actor gives hilarious reply to 19-year-old girl who wants to have his babies

Recently, there have been contentions about how modern day children and teens have become more exposed and knowledgeable about certain grown-up things. Many happenings have gone on to prove this very fact. A US-Ghanaian actor Michael Jackson related an event that had happened to him in light of this current trending issue. According to the actor of Ghanaian origin, a 19-year-old girl had slid into his DM for the purpose of convincing him to make love to her. She told him that she wanted to make his babies. This request shook the actor who was 46 years old. He just could not bring himself to understand how a girl of that age would know how to approach him in such manner. The unidentified lady was evidently one of the young ladies who threw themselves at celebrities. However, Michael Jackson thought it wrong that a girl so young would join the throng of these other women. READ ALSO: 19-year-old self-acclaimed blogger buys 2 cars for her parents Due to this, Michael Jackson wa

I will re-organise Nigerian police, judiciary - Buhari

- President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to reorganise the Nigeria Police Force if reelected to power - The president added that his administration will also reform the judiciary - President said fighting corruption had been very difficult for his administration President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented about the difficulties faced by his administration in fighting corruption in the country. The Guardian reports that President Buhari said this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state during the All Progressives Congress Presidential campaign rally. READ ALSO: I will consider amnesty for corrupt persons willing to surrender loot - Atiku The president also said his administration is planning to re-organise the Nigerian police and the judiciary to minimise corruption in this two sectors. He said: "We are doing our best by trying to re-organise the Nigerian police and the judiciary itself because we put people into public office without their own houses. But within three years, they built ho