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FIDA Gwagwalada Announces 2026 Law Week on Justice, Equality, Women and Child Protection
FIDA Nigeria, Gwagwalada Branch, will in November convene lawyers, judicial officers, government institutions, academics, civil society organisations and community stakeholders…
NBA Gwagwalada Makes Case for Stronger Local Governance
The NBA Gwagwalada Branch has taken its advocacy beyond courtroom and professional matters, using a Kuje Area Council event to…
NBA President Begins Reconciliation Drive to Unite Bar
Weeks into her presidency, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, is turning from election victory to post-election reconciliation. The NBA President says she…
NBA Owerri Chairman Removal Sparks ₦100m Due Process Row
A move to remove the Chairman of NBA Owerri Branch over questions surrounding ₦100 million received from the Imo State…
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Two Arraigned Over Alleged ₦139m Visa Fraud
Two former workers of a Lagos business have been brought before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court over allegations that prospective travellers…
Police Bust ₦20bn Lagos Goods Diversion Syndicate
A cargo-diversion investigation at Nigeria's busiest commercial gateway has exposed what police describe as a sophisticated network that allegedly infiltrated…
Ogun Businessman Challenges Legal Advice Issued By DPP
A dispute over how criminal charges were reduced after an alleged violent encounter has placed prosecutorial discretion under scrutiny in…
Ogun Police Arrest 11, Recover 25 ATM Cards and Firearms
An 11-day police operation in Ogun State has uncovered a mixture of suspected financial fraud, vehicle theft, cult-related activity and…
Man Remanded Over Alleged Defilement of 8-Year-Old
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court has ordered a 51-year-old man into custody over an allegation involving an eight-year-old girl, with the…
Two Inmates Die in Kano Custodial Centre Cholera Outbreak
Two inmates have died after a laboratory-confirmed cholera outbreak inside Kano’s Kurmawa Custodial Centre, bringing inmate health and conditions in…
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Falana Seeks $10m at ECOWAS Court Over Rights Claims
More than three decades after a series of arrests and detentions under Nigeria's former military governments, Femi Falana, SAN, has…
State Police Bill Faces Fresh Federal High Court Challenge
Nigeria's proposed State Police constitutional amendment is facing a new court battle — not over whether state policing is desirable,…
Court Declares Customs Auction Unlawful, Awards $150,000
A Federal High Court judgment has drawn a significant line around the power of the Nigeria Customs Service to classify…
EL-RUFAI’S ₦1BN RIGHTS SUIT MOVES TO OCTOBER 27
The Federal High Court has fixed October 27 for definite hearing of Nasir El-Rufai’s ₦1 billion fundamental-rights suit challenging the…
Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Fresh Mohbad Probe
A Federal High Court has rejected an attempt to compel the police to reopen the investigation into Mohbad’s death, ruling…
Supreme Court Restores Electoral Act Rules on Primaries
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has restored key Electoral Act provisions governing party membership registers and candidate selection, putting statutory compliance back…
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We Will Make Nigeria Affordable Again” — Dino Melaye
Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has placed affordability at the centre of the opposition’s 2027 message, arguing that Nigerians…
Dino Melaye Faults Tinubu on Debt, Insecurity, Cost of Governance, Says Nigerians Must Demand Accountability
Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has delivered a sweeping critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, placing Nigeria’s rising debt,…
CBN Moves Against Restrictions on Forex Account Withdrawals
Nigerians struggling to withdraw dollars and pounds from their own domiciliary accounts may soon receive regulatory intervention. Amid complaints that…
Dino Melaye Calls Youths to Faith, Purpose and Service
Drawing lessons from Esther, Daniel, Jeremiah and the life of Christ, Senator Dino Melaye has challenged Nigerian youths to embrace…
SERAP Gives CBN 7 Days Over $6.23m Election Funds
Fresh questions over public funds have reached the Central Bank of Nigeria as SERAP demands explanations over $6.23 million linked…
NDLEA, UAE Sign New Anti-Drug Cooperation Pact
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have moved to tighten enforcement against cross-border drug trafficking through a new agreement focused…
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US Appeal Court Upholds Pentagon’s Anthropic Exclusion
A major United States appellate ruling has placed artificial-intelligence safeguards, government procurement powers and national security in the same legal…
Nigeria, EU Push New Legal Migration Deal
Nigeria and the European Union are trying to turn years of migration negotiations into a broader legal framework covering lawful…
Gambia Orders Banks to Localise Expatriate Jobs
Nigerian banks operating in The Gambia face a significant employment-law deadline. The country's central bank has ordered lenders to progressively…
Google Hit With €403m Location-Data Fine
One of Europe's biggest privacy regulators has imposed a €403 million penalty on Google over historic location-data practices, reinforcing a…
US News Outlets Fight White House Ban in Court
A dispute over who may enter the White House has become a constitutional test of whether government officials can restrict…
ECOWAS COURT TARGETS JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT GAPS
The ECOWAS Court of Justice is bringing judges, governments, lawyers and regional institutions together in Dakar for high-level talks on…
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ATOYEBI SAN EXAMINES CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS UNDER NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023
As Nigerian businesses increasingly rely on global cloud platforms, foreign processors and cross-border digital services, the legal obligations surrounding the…
ICAP, ATLAPA Unveiled as Paul Harris Ogbole Charges Fellows
Nigeria’s competition-law landscape has entered a new professional era with the unveiling of the Institute of Competition and Antitrust Practitioners…
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE: WHAT NIGERIAN LAWYERS MUST PROVE BEFORE ADMISSIBILITY
From WhatsApp messages and emails to bank statements, CCTV recordings and downloaded documents, digital evidence now dominates modern litigation —…
Atoyebi SAN Calls for Stronger Legal Framework to Boost Foreign Investment in Nigeria
Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, says Nigeria’s challenge in attracting sustainable foreign investment goes beyond having adequate laws, stressing that regulatory…
AFTER THE ROBE: WHO LOOKS AFTER NIGERIA’S RETIRED MAGISTRATES?
After decades handling thousands of criminal and civil cases, the welfare of retired magistrates is coming under renewed scrutiny, with…
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE: WHAT NIGERIAN LAWYERS MUST PROVE BEFORE ADMISSIBILITY
From WhatsApp messages and emails to bank statements, CCTV recordings and downloaded documents, digital evidence now dominates modern litigation —…
