COAS orders relentless offensive against arsonists, bandits, criminals
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of 2 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) to intensify offensive operations and decisively flush out all criminal elements operating…
Tax law alteration: Group call for mass action
• ADP condemns alleged alterations, warns of governance crisis • Left-wing coalition urges halt to laws, calls for mass resistance • Tax reforms risk rejection without transparency, lawyer warns •…
Oditan SAN advocates equity in electoral, socio-economic justice delivery
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Fidelis Oditah, has expressed worries over the prioritisation of electoral disputes at the expense of socio-economic and commercial matters. Oditah, who was the Keynote…
‘Poor corporate governance threatens indigenous firms’
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, has warned against poor implementation of corporate governance and weak succession plans, stressing that they pose serious threats to the survival of indigenous companies.…
Ali, Solanke, task lawyers on integrity-backed ICT innovations
Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Professor Yusuf Ali and Chief Folake Solanke, have charged lawyers on integrity-backed innovations necessary to restore confidence in the legal profession. They also encouraged legal professionals…
Lawyers’ group harps on justice, honours Senior Advocates, others
An association of legal practitioners of Igbo extraction, Otu Oka Iwu, has pledged commitment to improving justice in Nigeria. The pledge was made in Lagos at the association’s 2025 Annual…
Sustaining Reforms, Momentum In Correctional Services, Others
By Ongoing reforms in the Ministry of Interior are significant to the success of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration and its Renewed Hope Agenda. Notably, there have been improvements in…
Lagos CJ tasks judiciary staff on renewed commitment, ICT compliance
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has tasked judges, magistrates and judicial staff on commitment to service. He also charged them to fully embrace technological advancement as…
Nigeria hosts 10th ICC Africa Conference on arbitration, ADR
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria will host the 10th Africa Conference on International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) between June 3 and 5, 2026, in Lagos State.…
Benin’s failed coup and the future of African democracy
By Kingsley Moghalu The recent coup attempt in the small West African country of Benin underscores the increasing fragility of democracy on the continent. Multiple factors are driving this trend,…