Court fixes April 22 for EFAB CEO’s forgery arraignment
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has scheduled April 22 for the arraignment of Fabian Nwaora, Chief Executive Officer of EFAB Properties Limited, on seven counts of forgery. Justice…
Industrial Court dismisses Bankole’s case against Oyo SUBEB
The Presiding Judge of the Ibadan Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Dele Peters, has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Bankole against the Oyo…
Tinubu’s appointment of DG DSS: The nifty strategy that ended ‘sit-at-home’
By Louis Achi The Igbo idiom “Nwoke nusia ogu, nwanyi enwelu akuko” talks about man’s penchant for taking credit for the struggles or sacrifices of others. For the benefit of…
Beyond the Banquet: What the UK-Nigeria State visit must deliver
By Oluwatobi Aigbogun State visits are masterclasses in optics. The carriage procession. The state banquet. The ceremony designed to signal that two nations value each other. This week, President Tinubu…
A back to the future moment for Nigerian Bar Association
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Babangida – a two-star general – turned the page on the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari in the…
Gulf war and the fragility of global order (2)
By GEB For years, tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States simmered beneath the surface. Disputes over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, its network of allied militias across the Middle East,…
NOTICE: Bar Practice Fee for 2026 legal year 14 days to go
Dear Learned Colleague The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) wishes to remind all legal practitioners of the importance of paying their Bar Practice Fee (BPF) for the 2026 Legal Year. All…
Drama in Court as Judge threatens to jail Sowore’s lawyer over courtroom outburst
“…Come here! Come and kneel down here!”: Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to politician and online…
S’Court reserves judgment over right to choose counsel in Nestoil case
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Neconde Energy Limited challenging a decision of the Court of Appeal, which disqualified the company’s chosen counsel…
HEDA demands disclosure of legal fees paid in P&ID case, urges CBN to be accountable
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso to disclose the amount of legal fees…