Law

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, to unconditionally appear before it on Thursday (today) to answer 40 counts of alleged N13bn fraud […]

IN the words of Martin Luther King Jnr.: “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow […]

ABUJA— Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and some leading lawyers in the country have disagreed with the Presidential Committee on anti-corruption led by Professor Itse Sagay over President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence that the former National Security […]

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has expressed concerns over conflicting judgments emanating from the Court of Appeal. Addressing justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja at the Annual Conference of the Court […]

PRESIDENT Buhari recently charged the Nigerian judiciary to “go the extra mile to sanitise itself and improve its capacity to act independently, courageously and tirelessly” while stressing “the financial independence of the judiciary”. That policy […]

I received many responses to my column of three weeks ago which had questioned our penchant to compromise on what should be the intrinsic value of our institutions and how many of our appointments do not […]

PRESIDENT Buhari recently charged the Nigerian judiciary to “go the extra mile to sanitise itself and improve its capacity to act independently, courageously and tirelessly” while stressing “the financial independence of the judiciary.” Nigeria’s judiciary […]

Septuagenarian legal luminary and a former Commissioner in Kwara State, Chief Peter Olorunishola, (SAN), started his law practice in 1969. When asked why he was reading a book on Cuban Revolution before this interview with […]

ONITSHA—The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, has dragged Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja before the National Judicial Council, NJC, over what […]

Based on the morally appalling and highly objectionable facts of Mohammed Abacha’s and Mustapha’s cases referred to by Mr. Femi Falana, there is nobody who is in love with moral decency and the need to […]

In a bid to recover a debt of N924,788,754.56, a Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has ordered that all accounts belonging to former captain of the Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu and his […]

Dr Oladapo Olanipekun, scion of Chief Wole Olanipekun the erudite legal practitioner, was recently named among the latest Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). At under 35, he became, according to accounts, the youngest SAN. I […]

A Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2 of the Federal Capital Territory has fixed December 16 for ruling on whether or not to strike out the charges instituted against a leader of Biafra agitation and […]

A prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Adamawa State and former Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Chief John Babani Elias, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja will today resolve the dispute arising from the November 21 governorship election in Kogi State. Judgment will be delivered in five suits arising from the disagreement over the poll […]

Supreme Court has fixed February 5 next year for judgment in the appeal filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Saraki is facing a 13-count charge […]

ABUJA—The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, reserved judgment in the appeal by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Wike, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is praying the appellate court to set-aside […]

Nigeria’s criminal justice system has often been criticised and ridiculed for its inability to secure convictions, particularly for offences perpetuated by high profile individuals. Yet, one recalls the case of a young man, Kelvin Ighodalo, […]

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) tells TOBI AWORINDE that the All Progressives Congress’ deputy governorship candidate, James Faleke, should replace the late Abubakar Audu in the run-off Why do you support the decision of the Independent […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of 30 new judges for the Federal High Court on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council. A statement by Acting Director, Information, NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, said […]