The new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Abubakar Mahmud (SAN), formally took office yesterday with a call for the reform of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The reform should limit the EFCC’s role to investigation, he […]
Conflicting verdicts by courts of concurrent jurisdiction keep recurring. Last week, two judges of the Federal High Court gave conflicting rulings on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention. There seems to be no end in sight to this problem. How […]
A housewife, Barira Yusuf, on Friday appeared before a Kano Upper Sharia Court, for allegedly causing the death of a four-day-old baby. The accused is being charged by the police for negligent conduct, an offence punishable under Section 96 of […]
Some lawyers have been caught writing examination for students in the Nigerian Law School, the institution’s Director-General, Prof Olanrewaju Onadeko, said yesterday. Onadeko, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), dropped the hint when he presented the school‘s report to the Annual […]
By Eric Rotgak Goler, ESQ PortHarcourt: At the close of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference today, in Portharcourt, the garden city, the Augustine Alegeh, SAN led executive shall give way to what we now call ‘ A Brave New […]
The Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Ibrahim Ismail, a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who was abducted from his residence on Tuesday.The Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, ASP Aliyu Usman, made the confirmation in an interview […]
Ex-minister ‘acquired properties in associates’ names’ Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke is likely to lose some United States properties traced to her. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing Mrs Alison-Madueke for over $10 billion slush funds. […]
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has sealed Protea Hotel, close to Kuramo Waters, over alleged failure to remit N11.07 million personal income taxes deducted from workers’ salaries. Mrs. Ajibike Oshodi-Sholola, Head, Distrain Unit of LIRS, disclosed this to […]
A panel of five justices of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal led by Justice Mahomed Navsa have reserved Judgement in the case brought by alleged leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah. […]
Apex bank levels round tripping allegationsBanks were yesterday hit with allegations of round tripping.Acting Director, Trade & Exchange, W.D. Gotring, in a circular to authorised dealers titled: Re: Transactions in ‘Free Funds’ by Authorised Dealers’, accused banks of buying and […]