Osun Election: Between hope, fear
Sir: Hope springs eternal, and with elections just days away to determine the next governor of Osun State, we should strive to keep the hope alive. The saber-rattling, threats and…
147 Lagos structures to be affected by Coastal Highway project, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu yesterday said about 147 structures in Lagos would expected to be affected by the construction of the service lane of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, with only five…
Police probe death of Law School student at Lagos hostel, 23-year-old allegedly fell from rooftop
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 23-year-old Nigerian Law School student, Faith Alayande, who was found dead within the institution’s hostel premises in Victoria Island,…
Layonu, Ugwummadu, Asemudara warn poor Nigerians must not be priced out of justice
Cite rising litigation costs, court delays, enforcement bottlenecks Dr. Abiodun Layonu, SAN, has warned that the rising cost of litigation in Nigeria, combined with prolonged court proceedings, bureaucratic bottlenecks and…
Legal Scholar, Prof. Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, dies
Family says no visitors today, fixes August 15–16 for condolence visits. A legal scholar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, is dead. Asklegalpalace correspondent gathered…
Brazil as Euro Africa on American soil
By Farooq Kperogi Salvador embodied Africa in more ways than the preservation of Yoruba religion, as highlighted last week. Our Candomblé-believing tour guide, who used to be Catholic, also told…
Late billionaire, Chief Akindele’s son challenges validity of Will
Court orders Lagos Administrator-General to take over deceased estate The Lagos State High Court has ordered the Lagos State Administrator-General to take over the interim administration of the estate of…
Ownership Proof: “Are you witch-hunting something” EFCC on plots 1861, 1862
Court questions EFCC’s pursuit of Colleen Yesufu’s claim to plots 1861, 1862 After Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac reportedly endured 23 days confined inside her residence and another two days in EFCC…
Death row inmate goes live on TikTok from custody, NCoS knocks prison officials
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside two other senior officers, following a security breach involving a death…
Peller’s ₦400m wedding mansion: Do keys, Power of Attorney, and allocation papers equal legal ownership?
By Bolaji Oluwatosin, Esq. At the wedding of content creators Peller and Jarvis, real estate entrepreneur King Ochacho (Mohamed Adah) publicly presented an Abuja mansion named Palace 7 within Life…