By Joseph Erunke Abuja—THE New chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has vowed to dismantle the culture of excessive pre-election litigations that has long plagued Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking at the 56th Annual National Conference […]
The detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. Kanu told a Federal High […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has welcomed recent court rulings that uphold consumer rights in Nigeria, notably the Lagos High Court’s award of ₦5 million in damages against Multichoice Nigeria Limited and the Enugu High Court’s decision declaring Peace […]
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 […]