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…
Ogun awards ₦6.1bn building construction contract for Court of Appeal Complex
The Ogun State Government has approved the award of a contract for the construction of a complex to house the Abeokuta Division of the Court of Appeal. The approval was…
Native doctor jailed for money rituals
An Anambra State High Court presided by Justice Jude Obiorah on Friday sentenced the flamboyant and controversial Oba, Idemili South -based native doctor Chukwudozie Nwangwu, aka Akwa okuko tiwara aki,…
Shanties along Ajao Estate canal demolished, Lagos dislodges occupants
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), yesterday demolished shanties and removed illegal occupants from the Ajao Estate section of the Mass Burial Canal.…
Lagos Daycare abuse allegations probe begins – NAPTIP
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has ordered an investigation into allegations of child abuse at a daycare centre in Lagos. NAPTIP Director-General, Binta Adamu Bello,…
Oworonshoki: Compensation duly paid as court frees 13 anti-demolition protesters
Hon Justice Ejiro Kubenje of the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos State has discharged 13 residents linked to offences during the protest against the demolition of houses and structures in…
FG declares readiness for state police
The Federal Government on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to the creation of state police, declaring that Nigeria is ready for decentralised policing as soon as the necessary legal framework is…
Oyewole’s elevation benchmarks S’Court – CJN
The swearing-in of Justice Kayode Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court has brought the apex court to its full constitutional complement, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat…
Legal icon, Itse Sagay, call for urgent establishment of State police
A former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption and legal scholar Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has called for the urgent establishment of state police in Nigeria. He described…
Ex-NBA president badged global legal ranking
Philanthropist and House of Representatives aspirant in Ekiti State, Igbekele Ayodele, has lauded former President of Nigeria Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on his ranking as a Senior Statesman…
Ozekhome gets N10m bail over forgery allegation
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama on Friday, granted bail in the sum of N10m each to Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, and his…