By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Monday, slated December 1 to hear a preliminary objection the embattled Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, filed to challenge the defamation charge […]
Courts in Kaduna State were shut on Monday as the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) began an indefinite strike to press home several demands, including the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Six new states have been proposed by the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review, it was learnt yesterday. The proposal was one of the key resolutions of the two-day retreat, co-chaired by Deputy Senate […]
By Paul Iyoghojie A 36-year-old tenant, Akinola Babatunde, has been remanded by a Lagos Magistrate’s Court after being accused of fraudulently selling his landlord’s property for N45 million. According to the police, Babatunde allegedly connived with others still at large […]
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused the Lagos State Government of demolishing at least 100 properties in Oworonsoki despite a restraining order from the court. Last Thursday, Justice Adegboyega Balogun of the Lagos […]
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria JB Daudu has warned the National Assembly that shifting the burden of proof provision in election cases as being proposed in the new Electoral Act could permanently damage the avowed neutrality of […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) has announced the commencement of the 2025 Alex Ekwueme Essay Competition in honour of Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON, a former Vice President of Nigeria and a renowned advocate of […]
Over the years, there has been a remarkable shift in the position of women — women are no longer struggling to have a voice; women are now the voice. The real question today is not about empowerment, but about sustenance […]
The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East, bringing the region’s total to six. The decision was reached during a two-day retreat in Lagos, […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, has announced the interception of two containers laden with motor vehicles used to conceal illicit drugs worth ₦5.3 billion. Advertisement READ ALSO: Customs Launch Automated System to Decongest Onne Ports A Friday […]