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Court to determine validity of Kanu’s trial Jan. 19

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By The Nation On Jan 13, 2022 Will the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continue at the Federal High Court in Abuja or be terminated abruptly? This and more are what an Abia State High […]

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Court dissolves 3-year-old marriage after wife eloped with lover

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By Agency Reporter A Jos Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Adaka Yunana and his wife, Helen, after she eloped with her lover. A pane of Judges, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnanan, […]

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Mixed reactions trail FG’s lifting of Twitter ban

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By Agency Reporter In the wake of the removal of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria, citizens have come online to celebrate the end of an era of using “Virtual Private Network” (VPN) to access Twitter. They also pointed out […]

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Faculty of Law, UNILAG Invites Her Alumni To an Inaugural Reunion – ‘THE HOME COMING.’ on 7th – 10th and 12th February,2022

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The University of Lagos, Faculty of Law is set to host her Alumni from 1962 till date to an inaugural reunion., tagged ‘The Home Coming’ on 7th – 10th and 12th February,2022. The Faculty has to her credit, a sitting […]

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Court fixes April 7 to hear 5,000 sacked teachers’ case

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By Nsa Gill The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has fixed April 7 as the date for hearing and arguments in a case between Akwa Ibom State Government and 5,000 sacked teachers. The teachers alleged that they […]

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Judge delays Theranos founder sentencing to September

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By AFP A federal judge on Wednesday set a September date for the sentencing of fallen biotech star Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec […]

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U.S. regulators charge Theranos CEO with fraud

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By AFP US securities regulators on Wednesday charged the chief executive of the blood-testing company Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and a former president at the onetime soaring Silicon Valley startup with an “elaborate, years-long fraud.” U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday charged the […]

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Court dismisses suit against IGP, others

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By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a fundamental rights’ enforcement suit filed by Akere family of Ibadan, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and two others. The trial judge, A. S. Bolaji, in a ruling, […]

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Review of some 2021 significant decisions in labour & employment

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By Folabi Kuti In line with the general trend in recent years, case law during the period under review has been driven, largely, by the far-reaching adjudicatory work of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), the specialist court on labour […]

Why law firms must adopt partnership, by Enwe

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By Joseph Onyekwere The Managing Associate, SRJ Legal, Mr. Osita Enwe, has stressed the need for adoption of partnership model in running law firms. The senior lawyer said law firms evolving into partnership would guarantee longevity and sustainability, even long after […]