By Silver Nwokoro 18 July 2023 | 3:56 am President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau (SAN), has called on Ekiti state government to be more deliberate about improving the state of facilities and security in its courts. President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Maikyau President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau (SAN), has called on Ekiti state government to be more deliberate about improving the state of facilities and security in its courts. This is coming as a result of the collapse of a section of the High Court building last Wednesday on the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. According to Maikyau, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, the unfortunate incident “brings to the fore the deplorable state of infrastructures in most court buildings in Nigeria, and the pitiable state of facilities available to court officials and users in the country.” Maikyau, who has since been engaging the leadership of the Bar and the Judiciary in Ekiti State over this incident, has expressed his delight that the CJ is responding to treatment. He extended the gratitude of the NBA to the doctors, nurses and other staff of ABUAD Multi-system Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where the CJ is presently being treated. He, therefore, urged members to pray for the quick and prompt recovery of the Chief Judge. Latest NOW Security agencies, including troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have arrested two suspects, a Ghanaian and a Nigerian, over intercepted cache of arms concealed in a truck, reportedly shipped in from Mali via Idiroko International Border. NOW Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (GTB) has been named Best Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023. This marks a record 12th time that GTB has been recognised as the leading financial institution in Nigeria. NOW A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, presided over by Justice Olaide Quadiri, has fixed September 13 for commencement of hearing on the eligibility of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate, Joshua Maciver. 3 mins ago President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau (SAN), has called on Ekiti state government to be more deliberate about improving the state of facilities and security in its courts. 4 mins ago The Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has tasked IPPIS service providers to work towards permanently resolving the glitches and challenges in the payroll platform.
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