By Henry Ojelu A Lagos-based lawyer, Charles Ugwuanyi, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to call the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, to order over what he described as the continued harassment of a Certificate of Occupancy (C […]
The planned hearing of a suit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed for the forfeiture of 57 properties linked to a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, was stalled yesterday before a Federal High Court in […]
Abuja, Nigeria — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday nullified aspects of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework, ruling that professional rules cannot alter statutory conditions governing a lawyer’s right of audience in Nigerian […]
By Olamide Olakanse Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a teacher, David Oddion a Social Studies teacher at a private school, to life imprisonment for the sexual assault of an eight-year-old student […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo on Monday granted another adjournment in the trial of Abuja lawyers Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola, who are facing charges of alleged forgery and impersonation, despite opposition from the prosecution, which […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun be served with Forms 48 and 49, directing him to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for […]
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said yesterday that the Special Investigative Panel it set up to probe 16 officers of the Armed Forces alleged to have been indicted in acts of indiscipline and coup plotting will face […]
TRIBUTE TO A DISTINGUISHED BARMAN AND GENTLEMAN SIR OAIKHENA OSAGIE SALUTES PAST NBA NATIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, DANIEL KIP, ESQ. Dear Learned Friend and Brother, Today, I join men of goodwill and the entire legal community in congratulating you on the […]
By Edith Nwapi The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagnemi, SAN has formally taken over the prosecution of Mike Ozekhome SAN for alleged forgery in the United Kingdom property case The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other […]
Many Nigerian workers who received their January 2026 salaries are already noticing improved take-home pay following a reduction in deductions under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax system. The development was disclosed by Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential […]