Controversial media personality Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has responded to renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, regarding the latter’s demand for a retraction and apology over…
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has raised concerns over the lack of accountability for the manufacturers of weapons used by terrorists in Nigeria and other African countries. Speaking at…
A 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, has been remanded in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre by the Magistrates’ Court over allegations of raping his 22-year-old daughter during her visit. The defendant, whose…
Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, OON, served as Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president from 2022 to 2024. His tenure was marked by a series of reforms aimed at improving the legal…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), chaired by Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has approved the elevation of 87 lawyers to the prestigious Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank during its…
The Gambia Bar Association has issued a strong warning, alleging that President Yahya Jammeh is plotting to use Nigerian lawyers to cling to power after losing the recent presidential election.…
The legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has called on the Federal Government to either drop the terrorism charges against him or…
The European Union (EU), in partnership with the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA), is collaborating with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to provide free legal advice and…
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to review cases involving individuals who have been in prolonged pre-trial detention and…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has summoned former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to appear before the court on October…
