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…
Rivers: Displaced communities cry out over land grabbing
Indigenes of 17 Ogoni communities who were displaced in 1994 during the military regime of late Sani Abacha have raised the alarm over a renewed threat of land grabbing on…
Lagos seals Lekki property over illegal borehole drilling
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed off a property in Lekki over illegal and unregulated borehole drilling activities. The agency said the affected property, Kelly Court, located in…
Osigwe, Okutepa clash over LPDC petition
A fresh controversy has emerged within Nigeria’s legal community following a petition by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), seeking the removal of senior lawyer, Chief…
Ogun: Student leaders dismiss purported NANS JCC removal
0Student leaders under the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Ogun State have dismissed claims of a purported suspension or removal of executives of the Joint Campus Committee (JCC),…
FG unveils N8.5bn land swap component construction project at FGC Kano
The Federal Government has unveiled an N8.5 billion land swap project at Federal Government College (FGC), Kano, aimed at improving infrastructure and enhancing teaching and learning. The Minister of State…
2027: Seek redress against perceived injustice in competent court – CSO charges ADC
The National Civil Society Council, NCSCN, of Nigeria has described the public criticism of INEC over the African Democratic Congress, ADC crisis, as unnecessary, noting that the de-recognition of the…
JAMB caution CBT Centres over invisible monitoring systems
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has mandated that all accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres surveillance systems must be fully accessible and visible from the Board’s central control room,…
NUJ condemns Wike’s subtle threats, demands unconditional apology
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, has condemned what he described as “damning threats and intimidation” allegedly made by the Minister of…
How 1,402 Christians were killed in 96 days in Nigeria
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has alleged that 1,402 Christians were killed across Nigeria within the last 96 days. It also stated that no…
NBA president defends petition against SAN
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has defended the decision to petition the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against senior lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, insisting…