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…
Lagos: Court jails man nine years for cryptocurrency fraud
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Taofeek Daniel Oriola to nine years imprisonment for money laundering linked to fraudulent…
Apo Resettlement Market Dispute: Court asks all parties to respect stop work order
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama District has urged parties involved in the Apo Resettlement Market dispute to obey an interlocutory injunction restraining further work on…
Court declares mandatory death penalty restrains judges of discretion
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ruled that Nigeria’s mandatory death penalty laws remove judicial discretion in capital cases, effectively forcing judges to impose death sentences without the…
Can a Survey Plan stand alone as Proof of Land Ownership?
CASE TITLE: JOSHUA v. C.O.P LPELR-82602(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2025 JUSTICES: BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A LATEEF ADEBAYO GANIYU, J.C.A. ASMAU OJUOLAPE AKANBIC.A, J.C.A. PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW FACTS: This…