Court Drama as Lagos Judge Rejects Application to Halt N1.35 Billion Fraud Trial
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has declined an application by Lagos State Attorney General Lawal Pedro (SAN) to…
Tinubu Signs Bill Establishing National Center for Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
President Bola Tinubu has officially signed the bill for the establishment of the National Center for the Control of Small…
EFCC Arrests Alleged Billionaire Fraudster Hyginus Nkwocha in Abuja, Seizes Luxury Assets
Abuja, Nigeria – September 2, 2024 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested billionaire Hyginus Nkwocha, 35, concerning…
Thai king pardons billionaire former PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty
Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has received a royal pardon that shortens his parole by two weeks, his…
Wanted: A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution
By Senator Sola Akinyede A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999(AS…
COURT UPHOLDS KC LUXURY’S 30-DAY DETENTION
A Federal High Court has refused to terminate an investigative detention order against businessman Kazeem Michael Afolabi, known as KC…
Dollar Legal Fees: Where Does Nigerian Law Draw the Line?
The EFCC's warning over dollar-denominated legal fees has opened a more complicated legal question: where does professional regulation end and…
EFCC Warns Lawyers Over Foreign-Currency Legal Fees
A fresh regulatory warning has placed the billing practices of Nigerian lawyers under scrutiny after the EFCC told practitioners that…
Court Denies Bail in Alleged N480bn Meth Lab Case
Three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians accused of operating a massive clandestine methamphetamine laboratory have been denied bail by the…
Court Extends Order Restraining NAICOM in Universal Insurance Dispute
The Federal High Court has extended an order restraining NAICOM and Universal Insurance's appointed receiver pending the determination of the…