The legal battle over the Okumagbe of Wanno clan stool in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State has shifted to the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, following a judgment of the Edo State High Court that upheld the […]
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Two commanders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU) terror group and three of their foot-soldiers were yesterday arraigned before a Federal High Court(FHC) in Abuja for abducting Oyo State schoolchildren and killing two of their teachers. The five are Mahmud Muhammad […]
The Body of Benchers (BoB) has announced plans to introduce stricter controls over admission into Nigeria’s legal profession, warning that the growing number of lawyers is eroding professional standards and fueling the emergence of so-called “charge-and-bail” practitioners. The legal profession’s […]
Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, a candidate in the 2026 presidential election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has declared that “there was no election,” petitioning eight top offices of the Bar and two federal security agencies over what he described […]
By Godwin Oritse A Rivers State High Court has ordered the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and International Container Terminal Services Nigeria Limited (ICTSI Nigeria Limited) to suspend all activities relating to Berth 12 at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), Onne […]
By Ngozi Njoku A 23-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Shorunke, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly threatening to post nude video of his former girlfriend. Shorunke, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with unlawful recording […]
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has signed 14 Executive Bills into law, describing the legislative package as a major milestone in his administration’s efforts to strengthen governance, institutionalise key reforms and deepen the implementation of the ARISE Agenda. Governor […]
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) , the first elected female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to set a high standard and pave the way for other aspiring women. The first lady who received […]
A lawyer, Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, yesterday said he remained the counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ejiofor, who had represented Nnamdi Kanu, distanced himself only from the jailed IPOB leader’s personal legal matters. In a statement yesterday, the […]
By Tolulope Oke A Nigerian-born man who professed love to a lone woman before following and sexually assaulting her at a London train station has been jailed for two years. Obinwa Obichukwu, 45, targeted the woman at Euston station on […]