Latest Post
Latest from NBA
NBA Owerri Human Rights Committee Handles 30 Petitions, Secures Release of 11 Detainees
The Human Rights Committee of NBA Owerri Branch says it handled 30 petitions within three months and helped secure the…
Five FCT NBA Branches Move to Enforce Lawyers’ Remuneration Order
The five NBA branches in the Federal Capital Territory have opened a coordinated push for enforcement of the 2023 Remuneration…
Njoku SAN Declines Chairmanship of NBA Owerri ₦100m Fund Probe Panel
Chief Soronnadi Njoku, SAN, has declined his appointment to lead NBA Owerri Branch's investigation into the expenditure of government funds,…
NBA Jalingo Unveils Sustainability Fund to Reduce Dependence on Government, Donors
NBA Jalingo Branch has proposed a member-funded investment and sustainability scheme designed to give the Branch an independent financial base,…
Latest from CRIME
Alleged Coup Case: Federal High Court Sets December 7 for Key Evidence Ruling
A Federal High Court in Abuja will decide on December 7 whether disputed exhibits tendered by the Federal Government may…
ACP Tells Lagos Court Lawyer Allegedly Forged Papers, Turned House Into Factory
An Assistant Commissioner of Police has told a Lagos High Court that a property she made available to a lawyer…
Lagos Court Acquits Two Men of Land Theft, Forgery Charges
A long-running property-related criminal prosecution has ended in acquittal after a Lagos High Court held that the evidence presented against…
Lagos Teacher Sentenced to Life for Defiling Eight-Year-Old Pupil
A Lagos High Court has imposed life imprisonment on former teacher Nwatu Isaac after finding him guilty of defiling an…
Federal High Court Remands Alleged Fake Presidential Agency DG
One of Nigeria’s most unusual public-sector criminal cases has reached the Federal High Court, where Adeniyi Adeyemi is accused of…
Mohbad: IGP Orders Fresh Probe Into Singer’s Death
More than three years after the death of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, the case has entered…
Latest from JUDICIARY
Lawyers Demand Tougher Sanctions for Delays as New Legal Year Begins
Nigerian lawyers are pressing the judiciary to move beyond repeated promises of speedy justice and introduce practical consequences for unnecessary…
Oyo Assembly Approves State Police Amendment
Oyo lawmakers approved the State Police constitutional amendment bill, joining three other state assemblies in the approval process.
Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Demands Immediate Hearing of Appeal, Questions Legal Basis of Conviction
The family of Nnamdi Kanu has called for the immediate listing of his appeal against conviction, raising questions over the…
Edo Special Criminal Court Sentences Four to Death Over Benin Market Kidnapping
The Edo State Special Criminal Court has delivered its first major kidnapping judgment, sentencing four defendants to death following their…
Court Orders Day-to-Day Hearing as Abba Kyari, Co-Defendants Resume Defence in Cocaine Trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered accelerated, day-to-day proceedings in the cocaine-related trial involving suspended DCP Abba Kyari…
Court Fixes November 19 for Judgment in Yahaya Bello’s Kogi Central APC Ticket Dispute
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on November 19 determine a pre-election dispute over the APC ticket for Kogi…
Latest News
Stories Worth Reading
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…
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…
Latest News from around the World
US Supreme Court Takes Major Immigration Detention Case
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide a major dispute over whether certain immigrants may be held throughout…
Second US Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
The Trump administration’s attempt to impose a $100,000 charge on new H-1B visa applications has suffered another legal setback after…
US Trade Court Scrutinises Trump Administration’s Forced-Labour Tariffs
A fresh legal battle over presidential tariff authority is unfolding before the US Court of International Trade, where businesses and…
EU Suspends Aid to Sierra Leone Over Convicted Cocaine Trafficker
A dispute over the whereabouts and surrender of convicted drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers has escalated into a diplomatic and financial…
Exxon, Chevron Defeat Consumer Lawsuit Over Plastic Recycling Claims
Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other chemical companies have secured dismissal of a proposed consumer lawsuit accusing them of misleading the…
US Appeals Court Upholds Thomson Reuters Victory in Landmark AI Copyright Case
A United States federal appeals court has upheld Thomson Reuters’ copyright victory against ROSS Intelligence in a closely watched dispute…
Latest Articles
Stories Worth Reading
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…
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…
