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…
Protect citizens’ privacy rights as NDPC warns content creators against public footage without consent
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has issued a stern warning to content creators who film unsuspecting members of the public and share the footage on social media platforms, describing the…
FCDA seeks arrest of developer over illegal construction on Abuja diplomatic plots
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of a developer and the demolition of buildings illegally erected on plots of land originally allocated…
Alleged N1.35b fraud: Case stalled as Sule Lamido, sons, others absent
The retrial of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, his two sons and others over an alleged N1.35 billion fraud suffered a setback on Friday at the Federal High Court.…
Abuja Doctor in mess over fraud
The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned a 54-year-old Abuja-based medical practitioner, John Abebe, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jabi, over fraudulent acts and criminal conspiracy. Abebe,…
15 acres alleged fraud: EFCC arraigns man over alleged N21 million fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Olawore Kazeem Ademola before the Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N21 million land fraud. Ademola was…
Ebonyi Community petition National Assembly to enforce S’Court land judgment
The Umobor Akaeze community in Ivo Local Government Area has petitioned the National Assembly, requesting urgent intervention to ensure the enforcement of a Supreme Court judgment that reportedly affirmed their…
Four students remanded over alleged assault, property destruction in Ogun
Four student leaders have been remanded by an Ogun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, over alleged assault and property destruction. They are Hezakiah Adelola, General Secretary of the…
Confusion as ‘deceased’ lawyer appears in Rivers court, family confirmed death
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Port Harcourt was thrown into confusion on Wednesday after a lawyer, believed to have died last December, appeared before the court to represent a client.…
Build housing estates for military veterans, widows, Reps urges FG
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to establish housing estates across the country for retired military personnel and widows of officers who died in active service.…
Lead City varsity law admissions accreditation illegal, JAMB insists
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it is not responsible for the purported admission of candidates into the Law Faculty of Lead City University, stressing that the admissions…