Stakeholders have advocated for increased community service as a solution to decongesting correctional centres, rehabilitating minor offenders, and promoting the restorative justice system. Led by the Lagos State Ministry of…
•Tax law, Rivers’ emergency rule, others tested Speaker’s leadership, says Agbese •Abbas urges Nigerians to renew hope in 2026 The Senate has thrown its weight behind the establishment of state…
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deeper economic reforms, tax harmonisation and an inclusive growth agenda in 2026, describing the new year as a decisive phase…
The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment to safeguard the life of an unborn child carried by a pregnant woman sentenced to death. The proposal followed the adoption…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice. A letter dated December 23 and signed…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle, redeploying Christopher Green, the Commissioner of Sports Development, to the Ministry of Justice. With this move, Green now assumes…
Activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the implementation of the controversial tax reform laws ahead of its scheduled January 1, 2026, commencement. Idam said Tinubu…
Stakeholders across West Africa have renewed calls for urgent, coordinated and intelligence-driven action against human trafficking and transnational organised crimes. Speaking at a regional forum on women, transnational organised crimes…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain or for gain by his or her relative or relation abuses power…. such abuse…
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa The matter should have ended at this point, as the absence of jurisdiction deprives the court of the power of further judicial intervention in the case. In…