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…
Lawmakers advance bill to create rural infrastructure development commission
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish the National Commission for Rural Infrastructure and Development (NACRID), in a move aimed at creating…
Now that the Court has confirmed the FCCPC cannot license Telecoms
By Ilemona Onoja On 20 July 2026, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos delivered its judgment in WASPAN v FCCPC (Suit No. FHC/L/CS/760/2026), the case that has defined the…
Cross River: Assembly advances bill to ban same-sex marriage, civil unions
The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed for second reading a bill seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages and civil unions in the state. The proposed legislation, titled “A…
Constitutional Supremacy, and the limits of legislative regulation of political party primaries: A critical analysis of Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026
By Lucky William Akuda, Esq. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) is the supreme law of the land. By virtue of section 1(1) of the…
The World In Putin’s Mind
By Wale Ajao The western powers under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO ) ended their meeting in Turkey on July 7 and 8. They did not make serious attempts…
When lawyers die, they are buried face down. The myth that almost robbed me of the legal profession
By M. O. Idam, Esq. Before I became a lawyer, I had never had any meaningful interaction with a lawyer. I had never been inside a law office except during…
NUPRC awards 37 Oil, Gas Blocks to 31 companies, seeks to add 500MB to reserves
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the 2025 oil and gas licensing round is expected to add about 500 million barrels to Nigeria’s crude oil reserves as newly awarded…
SDP approach Appeal Court seeks stay of High Court judgement on leadership dispute
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, seeking an order staying the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that recognised Salawu-Adeniyi Mustapha…
Too many Silks, too little prestige
By Davidson Iriekpen Following the shortlisting of 89 candidates for the conferment of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria for the 2026 exercise, analysts are calling on the…
When the Bar mirrors the Ballot
By Olufunke Baruwa I have a simple philosophy: wherever people gather (especially men), there is personal interest and profit to be made therein. Human beings rarely compete for leadership purely…