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President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the bail option for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Instead, Buhari insisted that the IPOB leader should “justify all the uncomplimentary things he had been saying against […]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, struck out the suit President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, filed to void section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The apex court, in […]

LAWAL AKOREDE HABEEB, candidate for National Publicity Secretary of the NBA has always had a penchant for the Position Public Perception of the Bar even while he served as National Assistant Publicity Secretary and in a build up to his […]

Remanded till July 7 over allegations of organ harvest, others The desperation to save the life of their daughter yesterday landed former Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka, in London detention. They now face charges bordering […]

The Oyo State Executive Council on Wednesday approved the award of contract for the remodelling and restructuring of the Oyo State High Courts and Magistrates’ Court Complexes in Ibadan at the cost of N6.01 billion. The Commissioner for Public Works […]

A former Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Awa Kalu, SAN, has warned the Federal Government over establishment of many Law School campuses in the country. The legal professional expressed his concern over an attempt to create six new campuses of […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of the N4,413,110.03 found in a bank account linked to a Brazil-returnee, Okoewo Ikechukwu. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke placed the funds in the Federal Government’s custody following an ex -parte […]

A Magistrate Court sitting in Surulere, Lagos has ordered a new generation bank to refund the sum of $30,769 it deducted from three businesswomen’s domiciliary and naira accounts. The businesswomen are Mrs. Adebomi Orogun, Mrs. Kehinde Banjo, and Mrs. Oluwatoyin […]

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, revoked the N200m bail earlier granted to one Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and also issued a bench warrant for his arrest. […]

Senior lawyers, yesterday, weighed in on the concept of ‘placeholder’ for vice presidential candidates and backed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in insisting that there is no place in the regulations for an interim holder. In the last few […]