A Federal High Court judgment nullifying aspects of INEC’s 2027 election timetable has reopened the door for defections, fresh alliances and late candidate substitutions. The ruling held that INEC cannot shorten statutory timelines in the Electoral Act. Analysts say parties […]
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has restrained the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and all commercial banks in the country from releasing funds to a Chinese firm, Beijing Seajets International Forwarder Company Ltd, over an alleged debt of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a suit filed by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking an order striking down Sections 138 and 77(5) of the new Electoral Act, 2026, until June 9 for hearing. The case, […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a forfeiture case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against nine properties linked to former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa until July 16. Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned the […]
Senior lawyers have asked the Federal Government to quickly obey the recent judgement of the ECOWAS Court of Justice ordering Nigeria to reduce overcrowding in correctional centres. According to them, prison congestion is mainly caused by slow court processes, prolonged […]
Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has defended the autonomy of political parties in conducting their internal processes. He said that the recent Federal High Court ruling against aspects of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) 2027 […]
REIGNITING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS THE BAR: A NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO THE MIDWEST BAR FORUM FOR THE WARM RECEPTION AT THEIR RECENT QUARTERLY MEETING. The true spirit of the Bar remains friendship, fellowship, and mutual respect. These values strengthen […]
THE MID-WEST BAR FORUM QUARTERLY MEETING, WARRI 2026 A NOTE OF FELICITATION I write to warmly felicitate the Chairman, Ama Etuwewe, SAN, the Governing Council, and the entire members of the Mid-West Bar Forum on this occasion of your Quarterly […]
By Esther Onyegbula & Florencemary Nwabueze, LAGOS OPERATIVES of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking syndicate in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs estimated at ₦7.8 billion and arresting several suspects, including the […]
Lagos State Government has recorded 1,437 child abuse and welfare cases across the state. It warned residents against illegal adoption and child trafficking. Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, said this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing at Bagauda […]