Law

The Nigerian Bar Association has placed a ban on congratulatory messages and media advertorials for legal practitioners newly admitted to the rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The directive was given by the NBA […]

Popular musician, King Sunny Ade, has approached a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State to award him N3 billion damages in an alleged copyright infringement case against some marketers and record labels. The seven […]

The prosecution of ex-government officials who served under the Goodluck Jonathan administration and their accomplices in the private sector will begin in earnest once an Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday awarded N5 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for sealing up Rana Prestige Industries Nigeria Limited and freezing its accounts without court order. Justice […]

In June, twin bomb attacks rocked N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, Nigeria’s ally in the battle against terror. Dead were at least 38 people. The attacks were the first by Boko Haram militants in Chad, […]

•Trial opens October 26 Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Mohammed Sambo Dasuki was arraigned yesterday before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Federal Government. Dasuki was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on […]

Senators, House of Representatives members and members of other legislative houses in the country who are lawyers, on Monday intensified their desire to be conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. […]

Corruption otherwise known as graft is very rife in Nigeria and for decades has been left to feast fat and robust on the nation’s economy. They call it business as usual on the watch of […]

Flagrant disregard for court judgment is seen as a normal occurrence in Nigeria. In most cases, whenever the judiciary gave judgement against governmental authorities such as cases of fundamental human rights abuse by the police […]

Toyin Saraki, the wife of the senate president, says she is ready to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in “any lawful enquiries” that they have. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening […]

REACTIONS have continued to trail the assignment given to the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Kate Abiri, to swear in the governor-elect of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on May 29. While some agreed that […]

On May 19, 2015, the Learned Attorney-General of the Federation, Muhammed Adoke (SAN) reportedly assigned (appointed, nominated or directed) the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to administer the Oath of Office and the Oath of […]

“Flouting the order of the Supreme Court is not only contemptuous but punishable with imprisonment”. Some days ago, a full panel of the Supreme Court, gave an order directing the parties, in a suit instituted […]

In the last few weeks the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been in the news with regards to the spate of electoral violence rampaging across the country. With just a few days to the Presidential […]

Only last week it was reported that a new survey released by Bloomberg has projected that Nigeria, China, the Philippines, Kenya, India and Indonesia will rank among the 20 fastest growing economies in the world […]

The  Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has claimed ignorance of his own affidavit to scuttle the use of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) in Nigeria’s elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

Two daughters of the late publisher of the Guardian news­paper, Mr. Alex Ibru have dragged his widow, Mrs. Maiden Ibru, and seven of their father’s investment companies before a federal high court in Abuja. The […]