Analyzing the Role of the National Human Rights Commission in Protecting Victims of Corporate and State Abuse
By: Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb (U.K.). The protection and promotion of human rights remain fundamental indicators of democratic legitimacy and the rule of law. In Nigeria, this responsibility rests…
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Afam Osigwe: Detention of Minors in #EndBadGovernance Protests Violates Human Rights.
NBA President Afam Osigwe, SAN, Advocates for Human Rights and Justice Amid Controversial Arraignment of Minors Since assuming office as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam…
Court Orders Forfeiture of Properties Linked to Emefiele.
The Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, has ruled for the final forfeiture of $2.045 million, seven premium properties, and share certificates associated with former…
Amnesty International and Obiageli Ezekwesili Condemn Trial of Minors
International human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) and former Minister of Education Obiageli Ezekwesili have both expressed strong condemnation of the Nigerian government’s decision to trial minors, aged 12 to…
Social Media Activist VeryDarkMan Detained by Nigerian Police
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has revealed that social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been detained by the Nigerian Police. This development follows a…
FIDA Nigeria Congratulates the Newly Appointed Minister of Women Affairs
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, heartily congratulates Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on her recent appointment as the Federal Minister of Women Affairs. This appointment is a clear testament…
NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, Leads Anti-Money Laundering Training for Legal Professionals Nationwide
In a steadfast commitment to enhancing the integrity of Nigeria’s legal sector, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), addressed participants at the Abuja NBA’s Anti-Money…
NBA Abuja Unity Bar Young Lawyers Forum Hosts Summit on Limitless Possibilities
The Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch (Unity Bar) Young Lawyers Forum is delighted to invite young legal professionals to its upcoming summit themed "Limitless Possibilities: Unlocking the Powers of Young…
Dr. Paul Harris Ogbole, SAN, Leads Defamation Law Training for Journalists in Abuja.
Dr. Paul Harris Ogbole, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), a leading expert in media law and defamation, spearheaded a high-level training session on legal compliance and best practices in media…
UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF MONEY LAUNDERING
Money Laundering is a problem of the Past, Present and the Future because it breathes life toorganized crimes. Upon acquiring ill-gotten money, criminals employ the technique of moneylaundering to make…
NGO Calls for Ban on Corporal Punishment in Ogun Schools After Student’s Death
Following the tragic death of a Senior Secondary School 2 student, Monday Arijo, of Obada Secondary School in Ogun State, the Lyceum Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has called on the…
Kidnapped Kaduna Doctor Regains Freedom After 10 Months in Captivity
In a distressing incident last year, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a resident doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, was abducted while returning home from her shift. The sudden disappearance…
Former CBN Secretary Testifies on Fund Transfers Directed by Emefiele in Ikeja Court
In a significant revelation during a court trial at the Ikeja Special Offences Court, John Ogah, a former secretary in the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of…
Pregnant Woman Raped, Killed Near Airport Runway
The Logara community in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, Imo State, has been plunged into grief and outrage following the tragic murder of Mrs. Chinwendu Amadi, a pregnant woman and…
Complete List of Nigeria’s Chiefs of Army Staff Since 1966
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) following the temporary unavailability of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is…
President Tinubu Appoints Major General Olufemi Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), pending the return of the current COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja,…
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