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WhatsApp admin not at risk - No arrests under Sec 66-A for social media posts, rules SC http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/no-arrests-under-sec-66-a-for-social-media-posts-rules-sc/57893. The Supreme Court struck down Section 66-A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on Tuesday. Pronouncing their verdict on a PIL filed against the section in a packed courtroom, which empowers the police to arrest a person for allegedly posting ‘offensive materials' on social networking sites, a Bench of Justices J Chelameswar and RF Nariman said the section violated the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and was therefore was illegal. Terming liberty of thought and expression as "cardinal", the Bench said: “The public's right to know is directly affected by Section 66-A of the Information Technology Act." "Section 66-A of the IT Act is struck down in its entirety," said the apex court bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Rohinton F...

2019: Nigeria Will Regret Having Youth As President — Sagay *Blasts Proponents Of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said Nigeria would be embarking on a dangerous journey if it elected a youth as president. In a chat with DAILY INDEPENDENT, on Monday, Sagay said there was no evidence that youths were better than elders in leadership. He argued that anyone thinking youths would perform better in positions of authority in Nigeria was shallow-minded. While urging the youths to come out and fight for power, he argued that power was not served a la carte, adding that the older generations would not willingly hand over power to youths on a platter of gold unless the younger generations worked for it. The constitutional lawyer also lambasted proponents of the Not-Too-Young-To-Run movement, urging them to wait till they attain the constitutionally requir...

*Shehu Saddam Malam Madori* writes on Facebook A. B Mahmoud and 2.1 I must state without any equivocation that I was more disappointed than surprised at the statement of the President of the Nigerian Bar that there is a need to raise the standard of the legal profession by admitting only students that make a 2.1 into the Nigerian Law School. I think the President has lost touch with the reality of the Nigerian situation and has infact disappointed many that believed his brave new bar agenda just over a year ago. If that statement is indeed a result of his genuine concerns regarding the decline in the quality of legal profession, then the statement or suggestion as the case may be is out of place. The President should call for a holistic and foundational reforms in legal education, from the point of entry, to the quality of lecturers, to the upliftment of infrastructure in Nigerian Universities, to fighting corruption in the Universities, combating sexual harassment down to the prote...

2019: Nigeria Will Regret Having Youth As President — Sagay *Blasts Proponents Of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said Nigeria would be embarking on a dangerous journey if it elected a youth as president. In a chat with DAILY INDEPENDENT, on Monday, Sagay said there was no evidence that youths were better than elders in leadership. He argued that anyone thinking youths would perform better in positions of authority in Nigeria was shallow-minded. While urging the youths to come out and fight for power, he argued that power was not served a la carte, adding that the older generations would not willingly hand over power to youths on a platter of gold unless the younger generations worked for it. The constitutional lawyer also lambasted proponents of the Not-Too-Young-To-Run movement, urging them to wait till they attain the constitutionally requir...

Easy tips on checking JAMB results online Waiting for results can sometimes make even the most motivated students go crazy. It is really hard to go through it without nervous breakdowns and disappointment. Fortunately, progress does not stand still and this particular innovation is used for the benefit of school graduates and their concerned parents. A new handy service has been created for monitoring the process of matriculation online. If you have no idea about it, then read this article and increase your awareness on the issue. The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board looks towards the future, realizing all the advantages of computer technologies, and created a unique internet service to track the process of enrollment to higher educational establishments in Nigeria. We should emphasize that such options had already being implemented in many different countries. It has been proven to be useful, popular among candidates, and most importantly, it is really easy-to-use. JAMB re...

S ee what Anambra man did to his brother because of land dispute (photos) - A land dispute between two brothers has turned very sour with one of them almost blind - One of the brothers attacked the other with an acid on a farm - The attacker is on the run while the victim is receiving medical treatment A man simply identified as Wike is on the run after he allegedly attacked his brother by pouring acid on his face over a land dispute. According to an exclusive report sent to Newsmen, the incident happened on Wednesday, May 10 when the victim, simply identified as Emmanuel was working on a farm. It was reported that the duo was involved in a land dispute and that Wike had raised alarm claiming Emmanuel had threaten to kill him. Wike had reported the case to the police to arrest Emmanuel based on the claim but no arrest was made. It was reported that the 40-year-old attacker armed with acid stalked Emmanuel to a farm where he was working and poured it on his face. Emmanuel befor...

JUST IN: Boko Haram kills 7, injures 11 in Shuwari Buri and Konduga - Three female suicide bombers have attacked a Borno community - The bombers’ attack killed two while seven persons sustained serious injury - Two of the bombers were said to have rushed into a thatched hut and detonated their explosives and killed two brothers who had retired for the night Three female suicide bombers have attacked a herding community in northeast Nigeria, killing two people and injuring seven others, according to a village elder and a civilian militia member, Ali Musa. Vanguard reports that Ali Musa said the trio, believed to have been sent by Boko Haram jihadists, struck at Shuwari Buri village, 38 kilometres from Maiduguri at around 9:20 pm (2020 GMT) on Monday May 15. “Two of them rushed into a thatched hut and detonated their explosives, killing two brothers who had retired for the night,”  he added. “The third bomber detonated her explosives among residents who...