NBA 2026 Election: ECNBA Preliminary Notice 1
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) for the NBA 2026 elections write as follows Distinguished Colleagues, We are delighted to formally…
Industrial Court awards compensatory damages against First Bank
The Owerri Division of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has awarded N50 million in damages against First Bank Plc in favour of a former employee, Collins Godspower, over what the…
BAT-IG appoints Barr Fagbemi, SAN, as Legal Adviser
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG) has appointed Mr. Lukman Olawale Fagbemi, SAN, as it’s new Legal Adviser. The appointment was announced in Abuja by the Convener of the…
Ebonyi boundary dispute killings: Gov Nwifuru sacks govt appointees, dissolves community leadership
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sacked all the government appointees from Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area, following the gruesome killings of four persons from Okporojo village…
SAN rank does not bar appearance before Magistrates’ Courts
Falana rattles prosecution during arraignment of Soweto, Frank over demolition protest There was mild drama on Thursday at Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, as human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN),…
Four beheaded, many injured, property destroyed in Ebonyi boundary crisis
No few than four persons have been killed in Okporojo-Oso Edda in Edda Local Government Area in a renewed boundary crisis between the community and neighboring Amasiri community in Afikpo…
Etta sues Nigeria police, demands N200m damages
A Cameroonian legislator, Manghe Romeo Etta, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) before a Cross River State High Court, alleging unlawful arrest, detention and violation of his fundamental rights.…
Complete list of nominees for Court of Appeal Justices, Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu last Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a bill seeking a major expansion and reform of the Court of Appeal. The proposal, transmitted to the Senate…
Ondo South by-election: Oyewunmi, others lead the pack
By Afolabi Samuel Senator Jimoh Ibrahim’s transition to an ambassadorial role has declared the Ondo South Senatorial seat vacant, sparking an early race for his successor. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Paternity Palaver and Adeleke’s Compassion
By Abdu Rafiu In matters of human affairs, experiences and what have you bordering on what editors call human interest stories, reactions from readers are fast and sometimes they come…