The Legal Practitioner Of Light (1)
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN “A lawyer lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his country.” (Christopher Alexander Sapara-Williams, the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer…
Blue Silks: ‘How CJN, NBA, LPPC silence conferred tacit approval’
Amid ongoing legal battle and controversy over the introduction of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria, SCN, as an alternative to the title of Senior Advocate of…
NBA Appeal Committee nullifies welfare dues as requirement for voting in Asaba Branch Election
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Branches Election Appeal Committee (West) has upheld a petition challenging the inclusion of welfare dues as a condition for voting in the forthcoming Asaba Branch…
Biennial workshop on Child Justice, CJN Kekere-Ekun urges judges to exercise restraint in proceedings
The Biennial National Workshop on Child Justice and Human Rights opened on Tuesday at the National Judicial Institute, with stakeholders calling for stronger collaboration to protect children within Nigeria’s justice…
ECNBA clears all aspirants for 2026 NBA National Officers Elections
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association has cleared all aspirants seeking national offices in the forthcoming 2026 elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, with no candidate disqualified at…
Justice Crack remanded in DSS custody over alleged breach of peace, felony
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Justice Chidebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendant was arraigned on…
$4.5b Fraud allegation: Court admits EFCC statements of Emefiele’s co-accused
Hon. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, ruled that some extrajudicial statements made by Henry Omoile, co-defendant to former Central Bank of…
Court rejects bid to stop ICPC probe
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction in a suit seeking to restrain the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…
Court sets date for ruling on Sowore’s no-case submission in cyberstalking trial
Hon. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 8, 2026, to rule on the no-case submission filed by activist and publisher of Sahara…
Don’t allocate Jabi Lake land to private development, it’s Nigerians heritage, Omakwu begs Wike
Commends Road Projects in Abuja The Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Abuja, Sarah Omakwu, has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, not to…
Abuja Court to deliver judgment in DSS personnel N5.5bn suit against SERAP May 5
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has finally fixed May 5 for judgment in a N5. 5Bn defamation suit Instituted by two operatives of the Department of the…