A former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN, has faulted the involvement of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the screening of lawyers recently cleared for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate […]
By Adepote Arowojobe An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man, Lekan Adebeshin, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 15- year-old girl. Adebeshin, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on […]
A lawyer, Victor Giwa, has said that the recent judgment by a Canadian court, which tagged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organisations, was in line with the country’s criminal law. Giwa, who […]
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has engaged State Attorneys-General from Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba States in a renewed effort to tackle corruption and strengthen institutional integrity […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A storm of controversy has hit the National Assembly following explosive allegations that lawmakers pay between ₦1 million and ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions at plenary sessions. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) […]
The court ordered the National Assembly to release: the proposal, assessment, and procedure employed in arriving at the initially reported N37 billion for renovation; the actual amount approved and allocated for the renovation; and the amount already disbursed for the […]
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced four internet fraudsters nabbed in a dramatic EFCC sting operation at a hotel near the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta. The convicts-Bisiriyu Roqeeb Abiodun, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, Akinwale Isaac, and […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the deportation of some of the foreign nationals recently convicted by the court following their arrest for cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences. 42 […]
The Adesina Ogunlana Memorial Lecture is scheduled to take place on Friday, 12th September, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at The Bar Centre, High Court Premises, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. Themed “Adesina Ogunlana: The Man, the Law and the […]
The Adesina Ogunlana Memorial Lecture will take place on Friday, 12th September 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at The Bar Centre, High Court Premises, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. With the theme “Adesina Ogunlana: The Man, the Law and the […]