The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to clarify the legal framework under which its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is being tried. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, […]
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By Adepote Arowojobe A 55-year-old man, Adegbenro Adekunle, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged N1.3 million fraud. The defendant whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a legal practitioner, Ahmed Abdulrahman and four others be remanded at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Area 10 Abuja till November 10 after their arraignment for allegedly cyber-bullying a serving […]
Pioneer Chairman of the NBA Abuja Young Lawyers’ Forum (YLF) and Immediate Past Chairman of the NBA Abuja Branch, Afam O. Okeke, Esq., has congratulated the Unity Bar YLF on its 2025 Young Lawyers’ Summit themed “The Business of a […]
Fifty five of the 175 convicts granted clemency on October 12 have been dropped from a reviewed list approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The excluded persons comprise individuals convicted of grievous crimes. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to […]
By Akin Kuponiyi The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the trial of Lagos property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, and his company, Oak Homes Limited, over an alleged ₦152 million property fraud, to 9 February 2026. Justice Musa Kakaki, […]
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Muhammad Umar before Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. He was arraigned on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the permanent forfeiture of a total sum of $49,700 that was allegedly recovered from a former Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Sokoto State, Dr. Nura Ali. A team […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Latest Fagbemi (SAN), on Wednesday, explained why President Bola Tinubu reviewed the list of 175 convicts that were initially penciled down for presidential pardon. He […]
There is rising disquiet within the legal profession following the decision of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) to increase the processing fee for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from ₦1 million to ₦5 million. The announcement […]