NBA DEMANDS PROBE INTO 37 NSCDC CUSTODY DEATHS
The Nigerian Bar Association has demanded a thorough, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 persons in NSCDC custody in Minna, insisting that arrest does not extinguish the…
NBA: NBA PRESIDENT VISITS EFCC, SEEKS CLARITY ON FOREIGN CURRENCY LEGAL FEES
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, FCIArb(UK), has met with EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede over concerns surrounding the payment of legal professional fees in foreign…
EIGHT CHARGED AS 22-MONTH-OLD GIRL WHO VANISHED FROM CHURCH REMAINS MISSING
Nearly three months after a 22-month-old girl disappeared during a church service in Bayelsa State, police have charged eight suspects before the High Court—but the child has still not been…
ACCESS BANK SHUTTING DOWN? TWO WOMEN REMANDED OVER VIRAL FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP CLAIM
A viral message allegedly warning Nigerians that Access Bank would shut down on September 23 and urging customers to withdraw their money has moved from social media into a Federal…
37 DIE IN NSCDC CUSTODY AS SURVIVOR ALLEGES 65 DETAINEES WERE CRAMMED INTO CELL
Disturbing survivor accounts have deepened the mystery surrounding the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Niger State, with one detainee alleging that 65 people were packed…
EFCC RETURNS ₦140M RECOVERED IN LOAN FRAUD PROBE
The EFCC has returned ₦140 million to an investment and money-lending company following an investigation into allegations surrounding a ₦500 million loan and shares pledged as collateral.
DSS RE-ARRAIGNS FIVE OVER OYO SCHOOL ABDUCTION
Five defendants accused of involvement in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State have returned before the Federal High Court on amended terrorism-related charges.
NBA SEEKS SAFEGUARDS IN LAGOS ANTI-BEGGING BILL
The NBA Lagos Branch has backed efforts to tackle organised street begging while warning lawmakers that enforcement must not turn poverty and vulnerability into criminal offences.
NBA CHALLENGES POLICE PHONE-SURRENDER POLICY
Lawyers in Ondo State are challenging an alleged police practice requiring counsel to surrender their mobile phones before entering stations, warning that it could interfere with legal representation and confidential…
PROBE ORDERED INTO DEATHS IN NSCDC CUSTODY
Deaths involving suspected illegal miners detained by the NSCDC in Niger State have triggered investigations by federal authorities, raising urgent questions about detention conditions, use of state power and custodial…