PORT HARCOURT — A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from receiving or acting on any correspondence from the Rivers State House of Assembly relating to […]
By Ebere Agozie The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to resuscitate the trial of former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu Lamido for the 1.35 billion […]
Two courts in Abuja yesterday struck out the two criminal charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) against Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Justice Chizoba Orji of the High Court of the Federal Capital […]
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reminded employers across the state that 31 January 2026 is the final deadline for submitting annual tax returns for the 2025 financial year. In a statement, the Executive Chairman of LIRS, Dr […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has clarified that there was no fresh imposition of Value-Added Tax (VAT) on banking services. In a statement yesterday, the NRS said VAT has always applied to banking services and […]
Birthday Message From Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN I heartily wish Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo Okunsanya SAN, good health, peace, and fulfilment in the year ahead. May the coming year be kind, rewarding, and filled with moments of clarity and renewed strength. […]
THE 2026 GANI FAWEHINMI ANNUAL LECTURE (FAWEHINMIISM) A NOTE OF FELICITATION BY OKEY LEO OHAGBA I write to convey my warmest felicitations to the Adeniyi Quadri led EXCO and the entire esteemed members of NBA Ikeja Branch on this momentous […]
GANI FAWEHINMI: AN EPITOME OF RESILIENCE AND A SYMBOL OF HOPEBy Oaikhena Osagie Dear Learned Colleagues,Today, our nation marks the memorial of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. I must begin by commending the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar […]
ON ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY 2026 Today, we pause to commemorate the bravery of our fallen soldiers, and salute the gallantry of the veterans of our military service who put their lives on the line, in various fields of war, […]
I am honoured to be invited to this important lecture that celebrates the legacy of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, a man who represented the very soul of integrity, courage, and justice in the Nigerian legal profession. Gani was not just a […]