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In re ‘Douglas Ogbankwa’: Is It Illegal/Unprofessional For A Person Duly Called to the Bar in Nigeria To Practice Law Using A Name Different From the Name On The Roll, Without Notifying The Supreme Court of the Name-Change?

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue I start by admitting that Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq had displayed gross negligence or ignorance when upon his completion of the process of changing his name from “Douglas Onyebuchi Aguguom” to “Douglas Onyebuchi Ogbankwa”, he failed to send the necessary notification/documents to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This...

10th Assembly: N’Delta group drums support Kalu’s Speakership

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2023May 1, 20230

Douglas Blessing, Port Harcourt A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Rights Advocate (NDRA) has given reason why Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, member representing Bende Federal Constituency should emerge the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, the group stressed that Kalu, who is the...

Ding Liren Becomes China’s First World Chess Champion

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Thirty-year-old Ding Liren has become China’s first world chess champion after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan on Sunday. Ding takes over from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10-year reign. After 14 first-stage games played in the Kazakh capital...

U17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets beat Zambia 1-0

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Two-time champions Nigeria on Sunday picked all three points in a 1-0 win over Zambia to commence their Africa U17 Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Algeria on a promising note. In a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF Head of Communications, Favour Daniel struck powerfully past Zambian goal-tender from a...

Ayra Starr Placed On Immediate Bed Rest, Misses US Shows

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Singer Ayra Starr is set to miss her shows in different cities of the United States over ill health. In a statement on her Instagram story on Sunday night, the singer stated that her doctor had placed her on immediate bed rest. The statement read, “DC, VA & Houston your...

Hadiza Bala NPA’s Half-truths, Absolute Falsehoods And Posterity

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

By Musa Akwanga Behavioral academic and author, Steve Maraboli, could not have said it any better in his book, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience, when he said, “The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our...

Rangers Int’l trounce Wikki Tourists 3-0 to earn maximum points in Awka

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Rangers Int’l Football of Enugu on Sunday earned all available three points in their Match Day 16 Group B encounter with Wikki Tourists of Bauchi in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League. Two goals by Chidiebere Nwobodo in the 28th and 53rd minutes and another by Samuel Pam in the...

Lorient stun PSG with 3-1 win in Ligue 1

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Lorient shocked Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with a 3-1 victory at the Parc des Princes after the Ligue 1 leaders were reduced to 10 men. PSG were reduced when Achraf Hakimi was sent off early in the first half and they have now lost nine games in all competitions in this year....

PSG’s Galtier slams “very stupid” Hakimi red card in loss to Lorient

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

Achraf Hakimi’s red card in the loss to Lorient by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was “very stupid”, club coach Christophe Galtier said, asking his side to be more ambitious. The Ligue 1 champions slipped to a 3-1 defeat after they lost the defender inside the first 20 minutes to a second yellow...

Confusion As Corpse Of 115-Year-Old Man Goes Missing In Anambra Mortuary

NewsDeskNgApr 30, 2023April 30, 20230

There was confusion in Amansea town of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the disappearance of the corpse of the oldest man in the community, Pa Micheal Nwanwuba Onyekwelu, from a mortuary. Late Pa Onyekwelu aged 115 years, who was the oldest man in Amansea town died...