A Federal High Court has issued an order for the final forfeiture of $13million claimed by Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, a firm being associated with businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite granted a […]
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Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has strongly condemned the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and its president, Afam Osigwe, over what he describes as “falsehoods” surrounding his conduct at the Federal High Court. In a detailed response issued via social […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the behaviour of former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja, describing his actions as a breach of courtroom etiquette. Sowore was involved in a confrontation with […]
A former Appeal Court President, Justice Isa Ayo Salami (retd.), has said former Anambra state Governor Peter Obi should not have been allowed to contest the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party (LP). Justice Salami noted that the inadequacy and […]
Two Nigerian nationals living in Ireland have been handed prison sentences totalling more than 16 years for their involvement in what authorities described as a “highly sophisticated, global money laundering scheme”. The arrest and prosecution of Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and […]
By Ngozi Njoku Three people have been dragged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly forging the death certificate of one late Major Taiwo Mutairu Akangbe, in a bid to commit felony. The defendants identified as Gloria Agubosim, […]
BRIDGING THE LEARNING GAP IN LEGAL EDUCATIONIn the classroom, the law is structured, orderly, and predictable. Principles aredistilled into lectures. Cases are analyzed in hindsight. Examinations test recall,reasoning, and analytical clarity. Within that academic environment, success ismeasurable and contained. A […]
NBA IKOT-EKPENE BRANCH LAW WEEK 2026. A NOTE OF FELICITATION – OKEY LEO OHAGBA, ESQ I write to convey my warmest felicitation to the Charles Okon led Exco, the Law Week Planning Committee, and the entire members of the NBA […]
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced an ex-convict, Adekola Oluokun, to three years’ imprisonment for laundering N12 million. Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted and sentenced Oluokun on a one-count charge of money laundering brought by the Economic and Financial […]
By Tolulope Oke A mild drama unfolded at the Federal High Court as activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, clashed with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) over an attempt to address journalists inside the courtroom. The incident, captured in […]