The ADC state chairman, Kennedy Odion, handed Mr Akpata the party’s membership card in the presence of the state and national leaders.
The magistrates have been pushing for improved welfare packages, including judicial autonomy, official vehicles, higher salaries, and better working conditions.
Access Bank Plc has appointed Ifeyinwa Osime as chair of the board of directors, following the retirement of Paul Usoro, on January 29.
The Yobe government says it is ready to domesticate the Kampala Convention, which aims to protect and assist displaced persons in the country.
President Bola Tinubu has been asked to suspend the new tax laws, which are expected to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Mr Osigwe described the late CJN as a fine jurist. The NBA expressed its condolences in a statement.
The convener of the Vanguard for Judicial Independence, Douglas Ogbankwa, said that money was often paid to secure bail in spite of the ‘bail is free’ inscription at police stations.
The NBA president, Afam Osigwe, made this statement on Friday after visiting the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja.
Mr Oborevwori had, in a petition to the police, accused the journalist of persistently publishing negative commentaries against him.
Mr Adedokun said this in a statement by his spokesman, Zira Nagga, on Friday, at the 65th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association in Enugu.
