GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NBAWF AWKA CHAPTERHeartfelt congratulations to the NBA Awka Women Forum on a landmark inaugural summit. The synergy of women in law and technology is a game-changer for justice delivery. I’m inspired by the collective drive to harness […]
By Joseph Erunke Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has expressed profound gratitude to God after being acquitted of alleged money laundering charges by the Federal High Court in Abuja. After a prolonged six-year legal […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has, in a ruling, stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or […]
By Christy Dike An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Israel Friday, should be remanded in a corrections facility for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The police charged Friday with attempted culpable homicide. Trial judge, Justice M. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has awarded N101 million in damages and costs against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The court found that the rights group defamed two officials of the […]
By Ayox Ojo The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ordered Mr. Bashir Mohammed Saidu, a former commissioner of Finance and Chief of Staff (CoS) to former governor Nasir El-Rufai and his co-defendant, Mr. Ibrahim Murktar, to open their […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bukar Kashim Goni, who was accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état, has claimed that over N10 million transferred to his bank […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment ordering it to pay ₦100 million in damages to two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the ruling […]
“DEVELOPING DATA SYSTEMS FOR LAWYER WELFARE AND REMUNERATION” By Audrey Chinelo Ofoegbunam, Esq. Introduction Across professional sectors, a simple principle has proven consistently true: what gets measured gets managed. As conversations around lawyer welfare and fair remuneration gain momentum, recognition […]
Happy Birthday, Mr. President To High Chief Ibrahim Eddy Mark, President of the African Bar Association, On this day, I celebrate not just your birth, but the weight of your service. Your leadership continues to give the African Bar a […]