A Magistrates’ Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has granted bail to Adeniyi Kayode, the driver who was behind the wheel when former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and members of his entourage were involved in a road accident. Kayode […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday dragged a businessman, Sarumi Babafemi, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged N206 million fraud. Babafemi, said to be an associate of social media celebrity Ismail Mustapha (Mompha), was charged […]
THE 2026 GANI FAWEHINMI ANNUAL LECTURE (FAWEHINMIISM) A NOTE OF FELICITATION BY OKEY LEO OHAGBA I write to convey my warmest felicitations to the Adeniyi Quadri led EXCO and the entire esteemed members of NBA Ikeja Branch on this momentous […]
TRACKING YOUR CPD POINTS Dear Learned Silks, Seniors, and Colleagues, To support your professional growth and make things easier for you, I’m happy to share a quick guide to help you track your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points on the […]
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday arrested a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in Abuja. Malami was reportedly picked up in front of the Kuje Correctional Centre shortly after […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved ruling in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Ambrose Akhigbe against the Nigerian Army and nine others. The plaintiff is a Deputy Director at Command Secondary School, Ipaja, Lagos. The case, marked […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga In a significant development in the high-profile $6 billion Mambila Power Project fraud trial, a prosecution witness testified on Monday that there is no official record confirming the involvement of key Chinese financial agencies in the controversial […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Jabi, Abuja, has adjourned further hearing in the N550million defamation suit filed by Senator Chris Anyanwu against a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, till March 17. Hearing in the case […]
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS—The Court of Appeal has deployed 40 Justices to Lagos in a special sitting aimed at clearing a backlog of appeals, with 360 cases listed for hearing before 16 panels constituted for the exercise. President of the […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22 for the commencement of trial in the cyber-bullying case brought against the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State […]