The gruesome murder of Princess Mediatrix Chigbo, Esq., a lawyer at her prime, by her abductors (suspected One Chance operators) in the Federal Capital Territory, presents yet another brutal reminder that in Nigeria, movement itself (which is a fundamental right […]
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The Afe Babalola University Alumni Association (ABUAD Alumni Association), through the Office of its Legal Adviser, has announced plans to host a special webinar on “Nigeria’s New Tax Regime: Implications for Businesses and Salary Earners.” The virtual event is designed […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has issued an order restraining the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and its members from embarking on the strike they planned to commence on January 12. Justice Emmanuel Subilim issued […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency while attempting to travel out of Nigeria. Onal, who […]
The decision by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to withdraw all the defamation suits he instituted was driven by faith, leadership responsibility and the need to promote national reconciliation, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, has said. […]
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Two brothers identified as Ayodeji Afolabi, 21, Ayomide Afolabi, 23 and their friends: Abdulahi Olarenwaju, 20, Samson Abayomi, 26, have been docked before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for presenting themselves as white ladies living in the […]
The Nigerian Bar Association Ikeja Branch is set to host the 22nd Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture, with focus on integrity challenges in Nigeria’s justice sector. The lecture, themed “Integrity Deficiency in the Justice Sector: Whither the Legal Profession?”, will hold […]
Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has commended President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). In a statement on Thursday, Adeyanju described the appointment as a positive step […]
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has dismissed what he described as “wrong notions and stage-managed arithmetic” surrounding Nigeria’s new tax laws, saying claims that the reforms would impose fresh burdens on the poor were […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has formally set in motion the process to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh, from office. The move was initiated on Thursday during a plenary session overseen by the Speaker of […]