The Federal Government recently released lists of individuals suspected of looting public treasury. While some have applauded the Federal Government for these lists, others have expressed concerns over the lists on the basis that public […]
A Kogi high court has issued a bench warrant against Ade Obege, one of the five persons charged over the alleged attempt to assassinate Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west. Fola Ajayi, the presiding judge, […]
Civil rights lawyer, Mr. Emeka Nwadioke has advised the Lagos state House of Assembly to “urgently repeal” the controversial land use charge law 2018. In a statement at the weekend, Nwadioke described the LUC law […]
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday warned the Nigerian judiciary over what he described as its infringement on the powers of the legislature. Mr. Dogara threatened that the House would […]
Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Adesina Ogunlana, in this interview with BERTRAM NWANNEKANMA, explains why the NBA is against the 2018 Lagos State Land Use Law. Why is the […]
The long-expected ruling on the application to travel abroad for medical treatment by former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, suffered another setback as the judge asked parties to […]
The current resistance to taxation in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria – FCT, Anambra, Benue, Edo, Cross River – in part raises governance issues. Widespread reports about corruption, the lavish lifestyle of public officials, […]
The Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, has given the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the recent hike in Land Use Charge. The Chairman, NBA Ikeja Branch, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, said in a […]
Justice Mojisola O. Dada of the Lagos High Court Ikeja, on Tuesday, refused the bail application of notorious fraudster, Emmanuel Nwude, who allegedly conspired with two others to tamper with a property that had been […]
The recent legislative engagement in Abia State, resulting in the suspension of the chief judge, and the subsequent legal brouhaha once more reignites the eternal debate amongst “learned” friends, philosophers and the critical mass of […]
Whatever happens, our qualified praise need not be limited to the Appellate Courts. It is the entire judiciary, despite the limitations of the moment, that must rise above the routine handling of cases, narrow-mindedness and […]
By Femi Falana Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has conducted the general elections on a two-tier or three-tier basis. Even though the national assembly had attempted […]
By Bartholomew Madukwe Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, is the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption (PACAC). He is a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin. In this interview, he […]
The study of Yoruba language has been made compulsory for candidates seeking admission into all tertiary institutions in Lagos state. This is according to the Yoruba Language Preservation and Preservation Law which took effect on […]
The Lagos State Government says it will collaborate with stakeholders in the academics in a bid to sustain the traffic laws in the state. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson during the courtesy call on […]
Abia State has just escaped from a constitutional maelstrom. Trouble started late in January when the state House of Assembly, in conjunction with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, unilaterally suspended the state’s Chief Judge, Theresa Uzokwe. Ikpeazu, […]
Lagos, with its huge population, has a peculiar transportation challenge, which various administrations since 1999 have tried to tackle through enactment of regulatory frameworks.For instance, in 2012, former Governor Babatunde Fashola signed into law the […]
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Monday, appeared on a stretcher before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his ongoing trial in respect of the N400m […]
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says e-mail will be the only means of communication of important information in Nigerian courts beginning from July 16. He said this on Friday during the launch of […]
The Samuel Ilorin Magistrate’s Court, Ogba, has sentenced no fewer than 33 Lagos residents to different terms of imprisonment and community service for violating the state Environmental Sanitation Laws 2017. The offenders were said to […]
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