Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, has announced his clearance to contest for the office of president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the forthcoming 2026 general elections, following the release of the final list of qualified candidates by the Electoral […]
OFFICIALLY CLEAREDREADY TO TAKEON THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION I’m honoured to share that the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association has officially cleared me to contest for the office of National Welfare Secretary in the […]
GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NBAWF AWKA CHAPTERHeartfelt congratulations to the NBA Awka Women Forum on a landmark inaugural summit. The synergy of women in law and technology is a game-changer for justice delivery. I’m inspired by the collective drive to harness […]
By Joseph Erunke Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has expressed profound gratitude to God after being acquitted of alleged money laundering charges by the Federal High Court in Abuja. After a prolonged six-year legal […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has, in a ruling, stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or […]
By Christy Dike An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Israel Friday, should be remanded in a corrections facility for allegedly stabbing his neighbour. The police charged Friday with attempted culpable homicide. Trial judge, Justice M. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has awarded N101 million in damages and costs against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The court found that the rights group defamed two officials of the […]
By Ayox Ojo The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ordered Mr. Bashir Mohammed Saidu, a former commissioner of Finance and Chief of Staff (CoS) to former governor Nasir El-Rufai and his co-defendant, Mr. Ibrahim Murktar, to open their […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bukar Kashim Goni, who was accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état, has claimed that over N10 million transferred to his bank […]
The West African Bar Association (WABA) has strongly condemned the rising wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, warning that the “Foreigners Must Go” campaign poses a serious threat to human dignity, regional unity and the rule of law. In […]