Lawyer hails Tinubu for bill to increase Appeal Court Justices
*Says increase not enough for judiciary A legal practitioner, Opatola Victor, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for seeking to increase the number of Appeal Court Justices. Speaking during an interview…
Niger gets four new High Court judges, three Khadis
The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Niger State liaison office in Abuja, was presided over by the governor. According to him, “I took advantage of the presence of the Niger…
Lagos court jails firm director over N21m fraud case
Hon. Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted Rahvet International Limited for the unlawful conversion of N21 million belonging to one Chioma…
FRN v. CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN: Activism, the price of conscience, and the theatre of persecution, when a State puts history on trial, and calls it justice
Human rights activism has never been a gentleman’s pastime. It is, by its very nature, an inconvenient vocation, one that unsettles power, interrogates authority, and stubbornly refuses to genuflect when…
Akangbe SAN gets free NWLR online access for 25,000 Young Lawyers
In a landmark initiative aimed at reshaping access to legal research for young practitioners across Nigeria, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch, Yemi Akangbe,…
Lagos-Calabar coastal highway traffic offenders will face arrest, prosecution – Police
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Olohundare Jimoh, has warned motorists using the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road to obey traffic rules or face arrest and prosecution, as police intensify enforcement…
VIDEO: Police tear-gas Makoko, Oworoonsoki residents protesting Lagos eviction, demolition
Pandemonium broke out on Wednesday, as men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, at the scene of the ongoing protest over the demolitions carried…
Tinubu proposes 110 Court of Appeal justices
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a bill seeking to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase the number of justices from 70 to 110, as…
NHRC caution Anambra govt over market closure, condemns Lagos govt over demolition without adequate notice, compensation, or resettlement plans
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has expressed grave concern over house demolitions and evictions of occupants in Lagos and Anambra States. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu…
Gov Sani revokes land titles, returns farmlands to owners in Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has ordered the cancellation of all land titles covering farmlands in Gadan Gayan, Igabi Local Government Area, that were allocated to investors without proper…