Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch, Uchenna Ogunedo Akingbade, has called on legal practitioners to recommit themselves to the values that define the legal profession. She urged lawyers to rise to the demands of a rapidly evolving […]
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By Kazeem Ugbodaga In a decisive step aimed at confronting Nigeria’s worsening security challenges, the Senate on Wednesday strongly backed amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, insisting that kidnapping and related offences must attract the death penalty […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has issued a Form 48 against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, following its failure to comply with a judgement that ordered the immediate release of […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore from making further statements that are detrimental to the country’s peace and security. In a ruling yesterday, Justice Mohammed Umar threatened to revoke the bail granted Sowore should […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has advocated for enhanced commitment to the principle of rule of law among key players in the three arms of government in view of its stabilising capability in a democracy. The CJN said, […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, arraigned Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, at the Federal High Court in Abuja despite for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu despite stiff protest by his lawyer, Marshal […]
The confusion triggered by viral social media posts claiming that the Court of Appeal has overturned a Federal High Court order in the dispute between Nestoil Limited and FBN Quest has been dispelled. A comprehensive investigation confirms that the order […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has granted the request by the prosecution to shift further hearing in the alleged criminal defamation charge brought against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the office of the Attorney General of […]
By Temitope Abe A French court on Monday sentenced a mayor to four years in jail for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex tape involving a male sex worker. Gael Perdriau, who has been mayor of the […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN, has described the petition filed against him over recovery of $310 million Abacha loot as baseless and illogical. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]