By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A former senatorial candidate in Borno State, Babagana Habeeb, was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for selling petrol to Boko Haram terrorists. Habeeb, who contested the 2015 election, was convicted by the Federal High […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned lawyers against instituting court actions aimed at drawing the judiciary into internal disputes within political parties, vowing to impose disciplinary sanctions on erring practitioners. The association, in a statement issued, expressed concern over […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised the alarm over what it called escalating judicial interference in the internal affairs of political parties, warning that such trends pose serious constitutional and democratic risks ahead of the 2027 general elections. In […]
By Innocent Anaba The Supreme Court on Friday restored Wole Olanipekun, SAN and Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, as counsel for Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited in the ongoing $2 billion debt dispute, setting aside the earlier decision of the […]
Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted and discharged Mrs. Isabella Oshodin and Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited of charges in a money laundering case. Justice James Omotosho held that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. Delivering […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a Boko Haram terrorist who confessed to conveying female suicide bombers to target locations and participation in multiple attacks in Borno and Adamawa States to death by hanging. […]
By Innocent Anaba The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, has filed a comprehensive appeal at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, challenging the acquittal of former Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Executive Director, Touyo Omatsuli, and three others over […]
Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, on Tuesday formally submitted his nomination form for the office of President of the Nigerian Bar Association, taking a key step in the build-up to the Association’s forthcoming elections. The submission, which took place on 8th […]
NBA-SLP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026: Goodwill messageI warmly congratulate the N.B.A Section on Legal Practice (SLP) on its 2026 Annual Conference. The theme, “Evolving Trends: Nigerian Legal Practice, Global Perspectives ”, is timely and underscores the importance of aligning our profession […]
A High Court in Adamawa State has ordered the suspension of the congresses planned for the state by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The state, local government, and ward congresses of the ADC in Adamawa State were scheduled to have been underway. […]