The chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ola Olukoyede and Musa Aliyu, have expressed concerns over persistent delays in courts’ determination of high profile corruption cases. […]
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By Ayorinde Oluokun A High Court in Wa area of Ghana on Wednesday sentenced a serial killer identified as Shariff Abdulai, alias ‘Cristos’ to life imprisonment for the murder of one Issah Yahaya and 22. This was announced in a […]
SUDDEN DEMISE OF DR. MENTOR ORIERE OF NBA BWARI BRANCH A NOTE OF CONDOLENCE BY OKEY OHAGBA “I join the leadership and members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch, and the entire NBA in mourning the sudden and devastating […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Federal Government collected N2.96trillion Company Income Tax (CIT) in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025). The collections soared from the N2.78trillion of the preceding quarter, indicating 6.55 per cent rise, […]
Abuja-based human rights lawyer Maxwell Opara has withdrawn his suit challenging the tenure elongation of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun after the police chief resigned from office. At the hearing before the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Opara informed […]
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a former Executive Director of Projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, of money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it arrested a 58-year-old fugitive drug lord, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, who has been on the wanted list of NDLEA and British authorities for over 15 years. Director, Media and Advocacy, […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Department of State Services (DSS) has handed over the trial of the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Malami, who served as Justice Minister from November 11, 2015, to […]
PROFESSIONAL REMINDER: PAYMENT OF 2026 BAR PRACTICING FEES“Dear Colleague, We are well aware of the current economic climate and the challenges many of us face. However, it is a professional imperative to ensure that our standing at the Bar remains […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled ruling for March 9 to decide whether or not to admit in evidence in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello a documents on the purchase of some property. […]