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THE CASE OF J-K GADZAMA, SAN v. BODY OF BENCHERS AND OTHERS PRESENTS A DEEPER MEANING TO FAIR HEARING
The recent decision of Justice Egwuatu in J-k Gadzama, SAN v. Body of Benchers & Ors. deserves considerable attention for…
Experts Push Faster Digitalisation of Nigerian Courts
A new judicial reform paper says Nigeria should stop measuring court digitalisation by the number of electronic platforms introduced and…
Agbakoba Wants Lawyers to Regulate Their Profession
Former NBA President Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, says Nigeria’s Bar should have far greater control over legal education, professional discipline and…
NBA Surulere Takes Lawyers Into Police Cells
Lawyers from NBA Surulere have visited four police formations under the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme, counselling detainees and pressing officers…
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A Review of the Supreme Court (Mandatory Upload of Electronic Copies of Processes, Record of Appeal, and Other Matters) Practice Directions, 2026
https://omaplex.com.ng/a-review-of-the-supreme-court-mandatory-upload-of-electronic-copies-of-processes-record-of-appeal-and-other-matters-practice-directions-2026/ *By: Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi SAN, FCIArb (U.K) (Notary Public)* The Supreme Court Practice Directions 2026 mark a significant…
Police Recover Rocket Launchers After Sokoto Bandit Attack
Police in Sokoto say tactical teams repelled armed attackers who stormed Tsabre village in Isa Local Government Area, forcing them…
TEEN: Lagos Clarifies Teen ‘Slippers’ Robbery Case
The viral story of a teenager allegedly spending years in custody merely over a pair of slippers has taken a…
Court Remands Man Over Fake JAMB Registrar Scam
A man accused of turning the identity of JAMB Registrar Prof. Segun Aina into an alleged online fraud operation has…
Abuja Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Rape of 12-Year-Old
A routine police patrol in Abuja has led to the arrest of a man over an alleged sexual assault involving…
Jigawa Court Jails Rapist 10 Years, Orders Radio Announcement
A Jigawa State High Court has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 10 years’ imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl, ordered…
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Kwara CJ Seeks More Judges as Backlog Grows
Kwara Chief Judge Justice Abiodun Adebara has called for more judges to confront a growing case backlog, as the judiciary…
Appeal Court Strikes Down Key CAMA Powers
The Court of Appeal has placed major constitutional limits on the Corporate Affairs Commission’s powers over incorporated trustees, affirming the…
ADP Presidential Ticket Dispute Moves to Court
Another 2027 presidential ticket has entered the courtroom as an ADP aspirant asks the Federal High Court to void the…
Enugu Law Officers Begin Seven-Day Warning Strike
Government lawyers in Enugu State have commenced a seven-day warning strike over remuneration and welfare concerns, demanding salary harmonisation with…
Falana Seeks $10m Over Military-Era Rights Violations
Femi Falana, SAN, has taken Nigeria before the ECOWAS Court over arrests, detention, alleged abduction and travel restrictions dating back…
Court Awards Lawyer ₦5m Over Unlawful Detention
The Federal High Court in Ilorin has awarded ₦5 million to lawyer Omotosho Kazeem Kareem after finding that his arrest…
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NLS Leadership Dispute Takes New Turn
The leadership controversy within the Nigerian Law Society has entered a new phase after correspondence from the Inspector-General of Police’s…
5,000 NOUN Law Graduates Battle Law School Block
About 5,000 law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria have taken their mobilisation crisis to the House of…
Nigeria at 66: Judiciary’s Gains Confront Delay, Funding and Independence Questions
Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary offers more than an opportunity to examine constitutional history; it also provides a measure of how…
Retiring Supreme Court Justice Warns Judges Against Gifts From Politicians, Litigants
Retiring Supreme Court Justice Ibrahim Musa Saulawa has issued a strong warning against judges accepting gifts from politicians and litigants,…
AAC Sues Tinubu, National Assembly Over Failure to Transfer Presidential Powers to Shettima
The African Action Congress has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to interpret Section 145 of the Constitution and…
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…
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US Supreme Court Takes Up Major Climate Case
A Colorado climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor is heading toward the US Supreme Court in a case that could…
Tennessee Prison Chief Quits After Failed Execution
A failed execution in Tennessee has triggered a leadership shake-up and a fresh examination of capital punishment in the United…
Trump Backs Voluntary AI Safeguards Amid Fears
Washington is betting that the world’s most powerful AI companies can police themselves. With public anxiety rising, the Trump administration…
UK Scraps Plan to Curb Jury Trials After Backlash
Britain has abandoned one of its most controversial criminal-justice proposals after judges, lawyers and politicians pushed back against plans that…
Two Iranians Face UK Terror Plot Charges
Two Iranian nationals have appeared before a London court accused of preparing an attack targeting members of Manchester’s Jewish community,…
Tinubu Fights Release of FBI, DEA Records in US Court
President Bola Tinubu has opened another front in the long-running US records battle, asking a federal court to preserve FBI…
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Atoyebi SAN Reviews Supreme Court’s 2026 Electronic Filing Practice Directions
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi has examined the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2026, describing the new regime as…
Supreme Court’s Electoral Act Ruling Does Not Automatically Disqualify Candidates — Ubani, SAN
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and legal practitioner, Dr. M. O. Ubani, SAN, has cautioned against interpretations suggesting that the Supreme…
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…
