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FIDA ABUJA @35: DR. PRINCESS FRANK-CHUKWUANI REFLECTS ON 35 YEARS OF JUSTICE, SERVICE AND IMPACT
As FIDA Nigeria, Abuja Branch marks 35 years of advocacy and service, Dr. Princess Frank-Chukwuani has reflected on a legacy…
NBA BENIN BRANCH, EFCC STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION ON JUSTICE, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
The Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin (Lion) Branch, led by the Branch Chairman, Omorodion Omoigui, Esq., on…
NBA PUBLICITY SECRETARY ISSUES DISCLAIMER ON FOREIN SANCTION REPORT
A report on whether Nigerian lawyers disciplined abroad may continue practising at home has generated an unusual clarification from the…
BREAKING: NBA ABUJA BRANCH ACCOMPANIES THEIR WORSHIPS ON OVERSIGHT VISITS TO APO AND MAITAMA DIVISIONAL POLICE STATIONS
23rd September 2026. In furtherance of the commitment of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Branch (Unity Bar), to the…
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EFCC Declares Maina Wanted Again
Months after leaving prison following an earlier pension-fraud conviction, former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina is once again…
CCB Verifies Assets of Over 20 Ministers
Asset declaration in Nigeria is moving beyond filing forms, according to the Code of Conduct Bureau. The agency says it…
Police Rescue Seven, Arrest 17 Across 10 States
A two-day series of police operations across Nigeria has produced arrests stretching from alleged terrorism and kidnapping to murder, weapons…
Delta Police Raid Suspected Crime Network
What began with two suspicious vehicles on the Warri-Sapele Road has led police to a location containing guns, engines, appliances,…
EFCC Turns Attention to Local Council Spending
Increased federal allocations to Nigeria's local governments are attracting anti-corruption scrutiny. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says the real measure of…
Anambra Woman Arrested Over Alleged N3m Self-Kidnap
What began as a family's desperate effort to secure the release of a reportedly kidnapped daughter has developed into a…
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Court Seizes Assets Over $40m Oil Debt
A foreign commercial judgment has crossed borders into active enforcement in Nigeria, with Federal High Court officials moving against assets…
Appeal Court Stays Okpella Kingship Judgment
The battle over who occupies the traditional stool of Okpella has shifted firmly to the appellate court. An interim stay…
Fagbemi Unveils Criminal Justice Reform Push
Nigeria's next phase of criminal-justice reform could fundamentally change how trials are managed. Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says proposals now…
Mambilla: Malami, Fagbemi Differ Over $200m Settlement
Nigeria's victory in the multibillion-dollar Mambilla arbitration has opened a second legal controversy at home. Former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and…
Peter Okoye Tells Court of $800,000 P-Square Royalties
A multimillion-dollar family and music-business dispute is giving the Federal High Court an unusual window into how P-Square's international royalties…
Ekiti Election Tribunal Venue Request Rejected Amid Lawyer Safety Dispute
Security inside and around an election tribunal has become part of the legal battle over Ekiti's June governorship election. After…
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Fuel Stations Risk Licence Loss Over Under-Dispensing
Filling stations that give motorists less fuel than they pay for are facing a much harder regulatory consequence than a…
NEPZA Targets Illegal Container Imports in Free Zones
Nigeria's Free Trade Zones are entering a stricter compliance phase as NEPZA intensifies inspections and documentation checks against containers moved…
Electricity Workers Threaten Nationwide Shutdown
An electricity-bill dispute in Bauchi has escalated into a potentially national labour confrontation after electricity workers accused Air Force personnel…
NCAA Orders Air Peace Passenger Compensation
A delayed domestic flight that threatened lawyers' court appearances has resulted in direct regulatory intervention. After examining the notifications sent…
LP Chieftain Sues for Peter Obi’s Academic Records
A Labour Party chieftain has approached the Federal High Court seeking orders compelling public institutions to release records connected with…
Huawei Criminal Trial Opens in United States
Huawei has entered a landmark US criminal trial involving allegations of racketeering, trade-secret theft, sanctions breaches and misuse of the…
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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…
ECOWAS COURT OF JUSTICE SET TO HOLD ITS 2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN DAKAR, SENEGAL
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will gather judges, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other regional stakeholders in Dakar from September…
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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 —…
