Law

The Lagos State Prison Watch has offered free legal services to inmates in the Badagry prisons, in order to facilitate their release and aid the decongestion of the prison facility which is presently overstretched and […]

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has accused senior lawyers of “knowing all corrupt judges and court officials,” insisting that, “the information is freely circulated among lawyers. Members of the public also know judges who […]

THE ongoing bid by the House of Representatives to regulate activities of Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society represents the latest in a series of efforts by overbearing lawmakers to muffle critical voices of opposition and […]

The national leadership of National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has kicked against the NGO bill sponsored by Deputy Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Umar Buba Jibril. NAPS, according to a statement […]

Fresh impetus has been introduced into the anti-graft drive with the raft of measures announced by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, last week. He has directed Heads of Courts to create Special Courts […]

THE ranking of the police and the judiciary as the most corrupt public institutions in the country, in a survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the United Nations Office on […]

It has been a long and tortuous road, full of thorns and thistles, but to the glory of Almighty God, I become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria today. In other words, I have reached the […]

The Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has said that the government is considering the review of its adoption processes to meet with current realities and align with global best practices. […]

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has described as illegal, the deployment of soldiers in the family house of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Umuahia, Abia State. Falana, […]

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s limited view of who is allowed into the United States under the president’s travel ban, saying grandparents, cousins and similarly close relations of people in […]

I was invited into a mentor’s bedroom a couple of weeks ago. It was as I expected it. There were shelves of books within easy reach of the bed and the writing table. The old […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to allow its former director, Mr Abba Mohammed, access to his physician, family members and counsel. Justice B.O Quadri, who issued […]

…it is undoubtedly clear that the nation does not need to enact a new law against hate speeches. What is required is the political determination to deal with the crime, without fear or favour. To […]

During a recent media briefing the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prison Service, Mr. J. Ahmed disclosed that out of a prison population of 68,288 only 21,903 have been convicted while the remaining 46,351 are […]