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Nigerian ports now 70% digitalised — Shippers’ Council On Kindly Share This Story: The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, on Friday disclosed that the ports in the country had attained 70 per cent digitalisation. Bello made this known at a news conference on the first quarter activities of the council in Lagos. He said that the 70 per cent digitalisation was lower than 90 per cent targeted by the council in the first quarter of 2021. According to him,...

He wants the commission to make a finding that the assault against him by Umar and his driver, and the subsequent press statement which stated that the tenants of the plaza who came to plead on his behalf were “Biafran boys” was contrary to Section 26 of the Cybercrime Probation and other Offences Act, 2015. The counsel recalled that on March 29, Sagwak directed Umar’s driver to park properly at the plaza, when he began shouting from the back seat that he is the chairman of the CCT. “Th...

  The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday said that Section 104 of the Criminal and other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) proscribes unnatural carnal knowledge. While the Commission recognizes the controversy surrounding the LGBTQI rights, the Commission however acknowledges that discourse around LGBTQI even though quite emotive and sensitive in context, “must be guided by one of the most cherished Ghanaian values- tolerance”. A statement signed by Mr Jose...

‘the Assembly’ means the National Assembly for Wales or Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ‘the GWA’ means the Government of Wales Act 1998 ‘the NIA’ means the Northern Ireland Act 1998 ‘the SA’ means the Scotland Act 1998 ‘the Acts’ mean the GWA, the NIA and the SA ‘the Judicial Committee’ means the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ‘the CPR’ means the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 ‘the FPR’ means the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 ‘the FPC’ means the Family Pro...

2100 AT last the Government of India has realised the recklessness of letting the Press Act remain on the Statute Book, at any rate in its present form. At the last meeting of the Legislative Assembly, it was proposed by an official member that a Committee of officials and non-officials be appointed to examine the Press and Registration of Books Act and the Indian Press Act and report what modifications were required in the existing law. The proposal was carried, after it had been amended at th...

But Magistrate Rosemond Agyiri said was not happy with the conduct of the case. She warned that she would be left with no other choice but to discharge Obinim by the next court date if the prosecution does not commence. Bishop Daniel Obinim Pulse Ghana The court has adjourned the case to April 4, 2021, for a hearing. The controversial pastor has been charged in court for the publication of false news and forgery of a document, contrary t...

The Civil Procedure Rules govern the procedures used in civil courts in England and Wales.

By Sanjeev Sirohi* Without mincing any words and coming straight to the heart of the matter, let me say this from the bottom of my heart that I fully support the burgeoning demand for making marital rape an offence. A rape is a rape. A husband who is supposed to protect his wife and take care of her in all possible respects if himself starts raping his wife must be awarded the strictest punishment and our laws must be suitably amended to make the laws more stricter and most importantly must mak...

Municipal services affected by shutdown December 22, 2020 Reading time: 4 min Cornwall city hall CORNWALL, Ontario – It was announced on Dec. 21 that the province of Ontario would enter a shutdown starting at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26. The City of Cornwall has released a list of services that will be affected by this shutdown, as has the United Counties of SD&G. CORNWALL: OPEN WITH PRECAUTIONS: Paramedics, police officers, and firef...

AN IRVINE man admitted breaching his sex offender order by failing to inform police of a new online identity he was using. Irvine man Alister Niven Goldie admitted failing without reasonable excuse to notify police within three days of a new name and identity he was using online. Back in 2017, Goldie, whose address is listed as now Glencairn Drive, Kilmarnock, admitted to sexual activity with a girl in his care at two addresses in Irvine while in a relationship with the mother on various ...