The Nigerian Mission in Cairo, Egypt, announced the passing of the former minister and Senator.
President Buhari said:
“The demise of the notable politician, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan has left many saddened.
“Both in office and out of office, her concern for the education of the girl child, especially those of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists, shone through.
“Her death is a huge loss not only to the female gender activist community but to the country as a whole. Our condolences to her family, friends, National Assembly and government and people of Taraba State.”
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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear on Jan 27 an application by former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to disqualify former Federal Court judge, Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, from leading the prosecution team in his on-going trial over alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) audit report.
Lawyer Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, representing Najib, told reporters this after the case came up for mention today before deputy registrar, Catherine Nicholas.
Also present was deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam.
“Senior counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is currently on medical leave, so the hearing, initially fixed for today, has to be taken off.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court will here on Jan 27 an application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to disqualify former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his on-going trial over alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report.
Lawyer Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, representing Najib, told reporters this after the case came up for mention today before deputy registrar, Catherine Nicholas.
Also present was deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam. Senior counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is currently on medical leave, so the hearing, initially fixed for Friday (Jan 8), has to be taken off.
Professor Jessica Palmer.
Leading a diverse and vibrant Division of Humanities is something Professor Jessica Palmer is looking forward to.
The University announced today that Professor Palmer, currently the Dean of Law at Otago, has been appointed to the role of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Humanities, following an international recruitment process.
Professor Palmer describes the humanities as “a vibrant and diverse group of disciplines and schools and yet they are all, at their core, concerned with what it means to be human, understanding what shapes our cultures and what enables us to live meaningfully together”.
“There is wonderful work happening in the Humanities Division and I am really proud to be a member and its next Pro-Vice-Chancellor. I am looking forward to working closely with all of my colleagues to support their research, to inspire our students, and to continue to show the wider community how valuable our work is.”