Judiciary mourns Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero, dies in Egypt after illness
Nigerian judiciary has been thrown into mourning following the death of Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero, a Justice of the Court of Appeal serving in the Kaduna Judicial Division. Justice Bayero…
Important Notice: NBA AGM Reschedules to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday
Urges members to register The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the rescheduling of the time for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to hold on Thursday, 27 August 2026,…
Suspended Delta commissioner’s ordeal leads to freedom of 15 inmates
The heavy gates of the Warri Correctional Centre opened on Monday, August 24, 2026, and one after another, men who had spent months behind bars stepped into freedom. There were…
Oyin Jolayemi Foundation, UTL Trust, others honour Law School top graduate
Oyin Jolayemi Foundation, a private philanthropic organisation committed to improving access to educational opportunities for Nigerians, and UTL Trust Management Services Limited, a leading corporate trustee in Nigeria and trustee…
Psychiatrists back suicide law reform, demand action on behavioural hardship
Seasoned psychiatrists have said decriminalising suicide alone would not be enough to prevent suicidal behaviour among Nigerians. To curb the burden of suicide, the psychiatrists urged the Federal Government to…
Ogun: Ado-Odo community decries suspected land grabbers’ invasion, farmland destruction
Residents of Ajogbo Akia community in Ado-Odo area of Ogun State have raised the alarm over what they describe as a violent invasion and destruction of their farmlands by hoodlums…
Nigeria must move from Economic Stabilisation to Structural Transformation
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka In 2023, Nigeria’s new government came with a bold promise: to finally confront the structural distortions that had held the economy hostage for decades. The new government…
Rich States, Broke People
Lagos alone is worth more than Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda and Mauritius combined. Let that sink in. With an economy of N41.17tn — about $102bn in 2021 — Lagos State dwarfed…
To Subsidy or Not To Subsidy?
By Abimbola Adelakun Thanks to ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who is now promising to restore the fuel subsidies that the Bola Tinubu administration removed in 2023, the matter will…
Admissibility Of A Photocopy Of Certified True Copy Of A Public Document In Nigeria
By C.K. ANYANWU, LL.M. INTRODUCTION In Nigerian civil and criminal litigation, the rules governing the admissibility of public documents are strict and deeply rooted in the Evidence Act. The general…