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…
‘EFCC can’t freeze state govt account’ – Sam Amadi
The Director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, cannot freeze a state government account on the mere…
Osun account freeze: EFCC doesn’t need to consult anyone before freezing suspicious account – Tietie
A legal practitioner and public affairs analyst, Frank Tietie, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not need to consult anyone before freezing an account suspicious…
EFCC returns N125m recovered from alleged land fraud suspect to Lagos bizman
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned N125 million recovered from a suspect in an alleged land fraud case to a Lagos businessman, Akinsewa Akiode. The anti-graft agency disclosed…
Why Nigeria needs clear Surrogacy Laws
By Abayomi Ajayi In Nigeria’s rapidly expanding fertility sector, Assisted Reproductive Technology has advanced at remarkable speed, but the law hasn’t kept pace. Across the country, fertility clinics now offer…
Stop forging NBA seal, Fake lawyer jailed
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a 55-year-old man, John Nwawuto Anoruo, for impersonating a legal practitioner and using a forged Nigerian Bar Association…
Account freeze: No court order was served, says Osun state counsel
Counsel to the Osun State Government, Prof. Mubarak Adekilekun (SAN), has said no court order was served on the state government or First Bank alongside the directive restricting access to…
Edo estate subscribers demands allocation of plots, accuse Bliss Legacy of fraud
Several customers of a real estate company, Bliss Legacy, have accused the firm of failing to allocate plots of land they paid for, demanding refunds running into millions of naira.…
Account freezing: EFCC acted within the law – Falana
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has not acted illegally by freezing the Osun State Government’s account.…
Outrage as family enforce court judgment over Valley Estate, residents laments
The attorney to the Yaku family, dismissed the residents’ allegations, insisting that the operation was a lawful execution of a valid court judgment carried out by court officials. Residents of…
Anambra final-year student gets 25 years jail terms for rape
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the High Court of Awka, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a 27-year-old final-year Mass Communication student, Wisdom Edem, to 25…