Legal Nigeria

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a sitting member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon Ibrahim Samaila representing Tudun Wada Constituency. Meanwhile, the kidnappers have contacted the immediate family of the legislator, demanding N70 million ransom. […]