Distinguished Colleagues, Deadline for submission: 5 November 2026 The Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) invites entries for the 2026 Essay, Poetry & Spoken…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Enugu Branch, and civil society organisation Spaces for Change have called for stronger safeguards against the alleged misuse of criminal proceedings to intimidate critics, activists…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned judicial officers against forum shopping, conflicting court orders and the abuse of ex parte proceedings as Nigeria approaches the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to enter his defence in a criminal case arising from allegations of unlawful interception of telephone…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe…
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has pledged to sponsor a bill seeking to transform the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) into a specialised university dedicated to legislative…
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of ₦1 million to a 37-year-old assistant auditor, Rufai Temitope, who was arraigned over an allegation that he…
The $2.1m scandal involving Jordan Wike is a subject I have been trying to avoid for the simple reason that he is the son of Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital…
By Prof. Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, PhD Political campaigns must prioritise democratic integrity, civic accountability, national unity and public security rather than deepen ethnic and religious divisions, encourage vote-buying or spread…
The legal and justice community is gearing up for a high-level convergence as the House of Justice hosts its 11th Summit & Sparkle Silver Banquet (#HOJ22026). This year’s edition tackles…
