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…
Abducted Kebbi High Court Judge, Bunza, regains freedom after 7 days in captivity
Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, a High Court judge in Kebbi State who was abducted by suspected bandits last week, has regained his freedom and returned home safely after spending…
Sowore accuses DSS, judge of bias, alleges plot to indict, jail him over ‘criminal’ remark against Tinubu
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Federal High Court in Abuja of orchestrating what…
NBA election: Why as I disenfranchised?
By Ismail Salif, Esq Listening to people comment on, and make all sorts of assertions about, the just concluded NBA election saddens my heart. What is even more disturbing is…
Hearsay, and the evidence of an I.P.O in a criminal trial
By Ahmad Abdullah Omeiza The Nigeria Police Force is the gatekeeper of the criminal justice system, and of it’s duties as provided by Section 4 of the Police Act is…
Police gross indiscipline led civic rights violations in 2025 – Report
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has raised fresh concerns over the state of civic freedoms in Nigeria, revealing that 245 incidents of civic space violations were documented across…
Apex Court right to ban ‘Barrister’ title, SANs insist
Senior Advocates of Nigeria have unanimously backed the Supreme Court’s directive prohibiting lawyers from using the title ‘Barrister’ as a prefix to their names in official communications, describing the move…
Xenophobia: Falana SAN urges action against S’African firms in Nigeria
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has canvassed economic measures against South African companies in Nigeria over recurring xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and the destruction of their businesses in…
LASG seals Ikotun-Igando shops over environmental infractions
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has intensified its ongoing environmental compliance enforcement across Lagos, sealing markets, shopping complexes, and commercial premises along the Ikotun-Igando axis. This came as LAWMA issued…
VIDEO: Fire blazed N500m property at FMB
The Federal Fire Service says property worth about ₦500 million was destroyed in the fire that gutted parts of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja, adding that…
FCCPC’s digital lending victory: A regulatory milestone, not the end of the story
By Emmanuel Agherario Digital lending industry has reached another defining moment. Following the recent judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on Monday, 20 July 2026, by Hon. Justice A.…