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…
How gunmen abducted attacked Justice Bunza of Kebbi high court
A Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The…
Rivers Judiciary frees 23 inmates, begins 2026 Correctional Centres decongestion
The Rivers State Judiciary has released 23 inmates from correctional centres across the state as part of the first phase of its 2026 prison decongestion initiative aimed at reducing overcrowding…
Kebbi High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, abducted by bandits
The high court judge, it was gathered was abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Sunday at his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local…
Crisis forces indefinite postponement of NBA Port Harcourt Branch Election”
*Police, SSS take over venue Candidates protest late release of Voters’ Register Crisis on Friday rocked the planned election of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, forcing the indefinite…
NBA, NIRA oppose NASS Bill mandating local offices for social media platforms
*Says they could leave Nigeria A proposed Senate bill that would require social media platforms and bloggers operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices in the country has sparked heated…
Blessing CEO gets ₦20m bail in alleged ₦69.15m property fraud case
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has granted social media personality Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, bail in the sum of ₦20 million as she faces trial over an…
The Property Rights of married women in Nigeria: A constitutional, statutory, and judicial overhaul of antecedent realities
By Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi. INTRODUCTION The question of whether a married woman in Nigeria may independently own, acquire, manage and dispose of property has never been merely academic. For much…
Justice in the Sunlight: Why Nigeria’s Judiciary must embrace real-time transparency
By Ogu Thomas Obohi, Esq. Many Nigerians have not merely criticized the judiciary, they have quietly withdrawn their faith from it. This is not an attack on the conscientious judex,…
EFCC blames justice delays for weakening anti-corruption fight
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reaffirmed its readiness to combat emerging financial crimes, saying it has upgraded its technology, expertise and investigative capabilities to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminal…
Senate passes Bills to expand FCT High Court, reform inland waterways, tighten tobacco control
The Senate on Thursday concurred with three bills transmitted by the House of Representatives seeking to expand the Federal Capital Territory judiciary, restructure the regulation of inland waterways and strengthen…