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…
Agbakoba SAN knocks FG over borrowing money it already earned
Raises alarm over federation account crisis A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, has raised concerns over what he described as a deepening financial crisis in Nigeria’s…
Abuja Court Adjourns Binance Tax Evasion Case For Settlement Talks
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Government against Binance Holdings Limited until July 9, for a report on possible…
Court rejects Bauchi AG’s prayer to travel abroad amid N1.6bn trial
Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday refused an application filed by the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, seeking permission to…
Ozoani SAN donates ₦10m for NBA Makurdi Bar Centre project
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former National Chairman of the NBA Welfare Committee, Chief Emeka Ozoani SAN, has donated ₦10 million towards the construction of the Bar Centre and…
Court orders NUPRC to comply with Petroleum Industry Act
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to immediately implement the host Communities Development Trust provisions under the Petroleum…
Experts advocate legal literacy for entertainment careers
Lawyers and industry professionals have emphasised the urgent need for stronger legal awareness within the creative sector as a foundation for building sustainable careers in entertainment. They made this emphasis…
Court orders bank, UBA, to pay N10m damages
Hon Justice Lateefa Abisola Okunnu of the Lagos High Court has ordered United Bank for Africa (UBA) to pay N10 million in general damages to a customer, Mr Anene Maximus…
Appeal court adjourns Agbowa Ikosi stool tussle among royal families to October 28
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has fixed October 28, 2026, for the hearing of arguments in the ongoing legal battle surrounding the vacant Abowa of Agbowa Ikosi stool in Ikorodu,…
NBA-SBL to assess policy impact at business law confab
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set to drive conversations beyond reforms and measure the impact of policies in its 20th Annual International Business Law Conference,…
SERAP appeals N100m DSS defamation judgment, seeks exparte stay of execution
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed an appeal against the May 5, 2026 judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which awarded…