India Arrests Hundreds in Election Chief Protests
India’s bitter dispute over its voter register has entered a second day of mass arrests as demonstrators demand the resignation of the country’s election chief, while the Supreme Court steps…
US Probes TV Networks Over Trump Coverage Boycott
America’s escalating battle over White House press access has entered unfamiliar legal territory, with the Justice Department investigating five major television networks to determine whether their coordinated suspension of presidential…
68 New SANs Set for Supreme Court Conferment
Nigeria’s Inner Bar will expand on Monday as 68 lawyers formally receive the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria at the Supreme Court, following completion of the mandatory induction programme.…
NBA Owerri Meeting Blocked, Members Fix October 15
The NBA Owerri crisis has entered another dramatic phase after Senior Advocates, former Branch Chairmen and dozens of lawyers arrived for an extraordinary general meeting only to meet a padlocked…
Court Upholds Kogi’s Two, Three-Year LG Tenures
A Kogi High Court has rejected an attempt to extend the four-year tenure applicable to FCT Area Councils to local governments in Kogi, holding that the state legislature retains authority…
Abuja Firm Sues ‘Unknown Persons’ Over Kuje Land
An unusual property dispute has landed before the FCT High Court, where a company has sued defendants identified simply as “unknown persons,” alleging that they entered, fenced, and began developing…
EFCC Arraigns Nigerian-American Over $320,000 Fraud
A luxury-car deal stretching across Nigeria and the United States has moved into a Lagos courtroom, with the EFCC accusing a Nigerian-American of participating in an alleged syndicate that collected…
FCMB Faces ₦5bn Suit Over Customer Data Leak
A customer-confidentiality dispute capable of testing Nigerian banking and data-protection obligations has reached the FCT High Court, where a company and its majority shareholder are demanding ₦5 billion from FCMB…
Retired Judge Warns Law Is Lagging Behind Cyberspace
A retired Nigerian judge has warned that cyberspace is becoming increasingly difficult to police, urging stronger cybercrime enforcement while cautioning authorities against criminalising lawful criticism and free expression online. Retired…
EGCI Takes Girl Child Outreach to Abuja School
Embracing the Girl Child Initiative (EGCI) has held an outreach at Holy Cross Secondary School, Gwarimpa, Abuja, to mark the International Day of the Girl Child. The programme brought together…