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…
Court orders arrest of NSCDC Commandant, Abbas Mohammed, for contempt
A Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abbas Mohammed, for failing to appear before…
Court fixes 15 June for trial of NURTW Chieftain over alleged killing
A chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsudeen Oladiti, also known as Shamelon, has been arraigned before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over…
INEC 2027 Election Timelines inconsistent with Electoral Act — Court
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has delivered judgment in favour of the Youth Party in its suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declaring several provisions in…
Wike: An exemplary Minister for the FCT-Abuja, so far!
By Hameed Ajibola Jimoh, Esq. His Excellency, NYESOM WIKE, ESQ., the Honourable Minister of Federal Capital Territory-Abuja (Former Governor of Rivers State), truth be told, has, since his appointment by…
Halogen Security, estate association negligent over burglary, court awards ₦3m damages
High Court of Lagos State, sitting at the Commercial Court House on Tapa Street, has held that the Registered Trustees of Osborne Estate Property Owners & Residents Association and Halogen…
Lokogoma land dispute: Court voids FCDA lease to Basic Properties, awards ₦2.5m damages
Hon Justice Angela Otaluka of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has nullified a lease agreement granted to Basic Properties Limited by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA)…
NBA Kano accuses police of detaining lawyer for 7 days, demands immediate release
“Court order ignored” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kano Branch, has condemned the Kano State Police Command for allegedly failing to comply with a court order directing the release of…
CJN demands stronger judicial response to terrorism
Says courts must balance national security with human rights. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has called for a stronger and more effective judicial response to terrorism-related…
‘Copyright Act, policy reforms insufficient without IP overhaul’
Prof Adebambo Adewopo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one of the country’s foremost authorities on Intellectual Property (IP) law. He has spent nearly four decades shaping the…
Ebola: At least 100 deaths reported in DRC, six Americans exposed
At least 100 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, the head of the Africa Centres for…