LAGOS — The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order empowering a consortium of Nigerian lenders to take possession of assets belonging to Nestoil Limited, one of the country’s leading indigenous oil and gas service companies, pending the […]
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Amid growing concern over the poor state of Nigeria’s courts, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has decried the inadequate funding of state judiciary. Her remarks have reignited debate on judicial independence, financial autonomy, and accountability in the […]
The detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. Kanu told a Federal High […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has welcomed recent court rulings that uphold consumer rights in Nigeria, notably the Lagos High Court’s award of ₦5 million in damages against Multichoice Nigeria Limited and the Enugu High Court’s decision declaring Peace […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Monday, slated December 1 to hear a preliminary objection the embattled Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, filed to challenge the defamation charge […]
By Paul Iyoghojie A 36-year-old tenant, Akinola Babatunde, has been remanded by a Lagos Magistrate’s Court after being accused of fraudulently selling his landlord’s property for N45 million. According to the police, Babatunde allegedly connived with others still at large […]
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused the Lagos State Government of demolishing at least 100 properties in Oworonsoki despite a restraining order from the court. Last Thursday, Justice Adegboyega Balogun of the Lagos […]
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria JB Daudu has warned the National Assembly that shifting the burden of proof provision in election cases as being proposed in the new Electoral Act could permanently damage the avowed neutrality of […]
Celebrating Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN — President of the Nigerian Bar Association Today, we celebrate a true leader of vision, integrity, and purpose — Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, President of the Nigerian Bar Association. Mazi, your leadership embodies courage, compassion, […]
The lawyer representing activist Omoyele Sowore has accused the Nigerian Police of violently re-arresting his client moments after a magistrate granted him bail. In a video circulating online, the lawyer said that Sowore, who was granted bail along with 13 others arrested […]