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 […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment ordering it to pay ₦100 million in damages to two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the ruling […]
“DEVELOPING DATA SYSTEMS FOR LAWYER WELFARE AND REMUNERATION” By Audrey Chinelo Ofoegbunam, Esq. Introduction Across professional sectors, a simple principle has proven consistently true: what gets measured gets managed. As conversations around lawyer welfare and fair remuneration gain momentum, recognition […]
Happy Birthday, Mr. President To High Chief Ibrahim Eddy Mark, President of the African Bar Association, On this day, I celebrate not just your birth, but the weight of your service. Your leadership continues to give the African Bar a […]
ATHER’S DAY MESSAGE:To the Men Who Bench the Law by Day and Build Legacies by Night Today, we celebrate fathers, not with noise, but with recognition. This is because the real work of fatherhood rarely trends. It happens in quiet […]
GOODWILL MESSAGE TO THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, BAUCHI BRANCH LAW WEEK 2026:A Standout Bar for a Changing Age. To the Chairman, Rabi’u Garba Esq., the Executive Committee, and distinguished Members of the NBA Bauchi Branch,I Audrey Chinelo Ofoegbunam, do extend […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Maitama on Tuesday ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to pay N100million in damages for defaming two officials of the Department of State […]