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…
Medical Practitioners’ accountability and Nigerian legal jurisprudence
By Gbenga Ogunfunmi Medicine is part of every person’s life, from the womb to the deathbed. It makes birth safe, relieves pain and suffering, heals illness and renders death bearable.…
Usoro, firm cite gaps in communication, deny violating court ruling
Miden Systems Limited and its Managing Director, Dr Innocent Brendan Usoro, have denied violating a court ruling regarding its business relationship with Sterling Bank Plc. According to the firm and…
Kwara Court Rejects Withdrawal Application In Offa Robbery Trial
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin yesterday declined an application asking it to withdraw from the trial of suspects in the Offa robbery incident and return the case to…
Heavyweight allegedly hacked Bayelsa community leader to death over land dispute
A 26-year-old man identified simply as Tari, popularly known as Heavyweight, has allegedly been hacked to death on Sunday during a clash between two rival youth factions in Diema community,…
Ebola: NCDC convenes emergency board meeting, finalises action plan
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has held the first Incident Management Meeting on the Ebola outbreak, a day after the Federal Government declared the outbreak in the…
FG, Bi-Courtney end 18-year dispute over MMA2
The Federal Government and Bi-Courtney Limited have resolved their 18-year dispute over the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, with the agreement on the resumption of concession fee payments…
A Nobel for the poor people’s lawyer
From growing up in a slum outside Durban to studying law in a segregated university, Navi Pillay’s experience in apartheid-era South Africa instilled in her a lifelong belief in the…
Economic imperative of staying the course of reforms
Nigeria stands at a defining moment in its national journey, a moment that demands clarity of thought, institutional sobriety, and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths about how nations truly…
Abuja court quashes EFCC fraud report on ALGON’s $159m refunds
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Garki has set aside a 2024 report by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accusing lawyer Ted Iseghohi-Edwards of…
Property sector contributes 13% to GDP
Nigeria’s property sector has emerged as a key pillar of national economic performance, with real estate accounting for 13.10 per cent of real gross domestic product and the construction sector…