Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced a 36-year-old man, Akputa Ejike, to five years imprisonment for trafficking 5.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in imported dry stock fish, popularly known as “Okporoko.” The conviction […]
A bill seeking to establish state police and transfer policing powers to subnational governments in order to strengthen internal security architecture across the federation on Thursday scaled through the second reading at the Senate. The bill, which enjoys broad support […]
By Innocent Anaba A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Ken Nwanna, has petitioned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, protesting the turn of events in his client’s case pending before Justice Adesanya of a […]
Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising for the first time same-sex relations, with heavy sentences of up to 20 years in prison, a legal source said Thursday quoting the official gazette. Although a taboo subject, same-sex relations […]
Counsel to Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, Mr. Farooq Akanbi, on Wednesday formally withdrew from representing the defendant in his ongoing trial over alleged forgery and impersonation before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, paving the way for […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri As concerns mount over the country’s rising prison population, judges and prosecuting agencies have been identified as part of the problem. The imposition of excessive, impractical, and hard-to-meet bail conditions not only undermines the constitutional presumption of […]
AUDREY CHINELO OFOEGBUNAM FOR NBA WELFARE SECRETARY Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Family. I hope this message finds you well. Recall, I have been cleared to contest for the position of Welfare Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (National). Over the […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned a suit filed against Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo and others over an Abuja property until July 9 for hearing. ABB Electrical Systems Limited and Amb. Yohana Margif, had dragged […]
A Proven Voice. A Clear Vision. A New Secretariat. My name is Dr. Rapulu Nduka, a Past National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association and a candidate for the Office of General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association. Today […]
A Federal High Court in Gusau has taken up a pre-election suit filed by APC Zamfara North Senatorial aspirant Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who is seeking to nullify the district’s primary election over his alleged exclusion from the exercise. The […]