The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has warned that it may initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over what it described as the continued failure to enforce […]
The West African Bar Association (WABA) has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as a “dangerous resurgence of military interference” in democratic governance across West Africa, following a coup in Guinea-Bissau and a failed coup attempt in the […]
At the recently concluded NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) Annual Conference held in Uyo, I had the privilege of serving as the Compere for the session titled “Press Freedom and Cyber Security Law in Nigeria: Bridging […]
THE CONNECTED LAWYER – How Networking Shapes Opportunities, Mental Health, and Support Systems By Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam Introduction Behind every thriving lawyer is a network of people—mentors who opened doors, colleagues who offered guidance, friends who provided reassurance, and seniors […]
Former Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige will today be arraigned today by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charge bordering on alleged corruption. Ngige, who was also a former Governor of Anambra, would be arraigned at a […]
Adebisi Fatima Sogbade Three farmers have been arraigned before in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged killing of 33 cows who ate their farmland at the herders’ settlement. Poice docked the three farmers — Rashidi Kareem; 60, Dele […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A Catholic priest, yesterday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, a blood-chilling account of how terrorists that were armed with explosives, struck and killed 40 members of his parish, St Francis, at Owo in Ondo […]
CLEARING THE INTRIGUES OF CANDIDACY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION I express profound gratitude to the leadership of Egbe Amofin O’odua and the entire Nigerian legal community, particularly our revered elder, Chief Wole Olanipekun, CFR, SAN, […]
What Happened at the Egbe Amofin Oodua Women’s Inaugural Summit The Egbe Amofin Oodua Women’s Inaugural Summit, held on the 6th of December 2025, will be remembered as a defining moment for the South West legal community. The gathering, attended […]
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The legal team representing former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Chika Malami, has raised concerns over his continued detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The team is […]