Senate body clears three ambassadorial nominees
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has confirmed the appointment of the three non-career ambassadors, as requested by President Bola Tinubu. Those confirmed are Lateef Kayode Kolawole Are from Ogun…
Non Compliance: CBN revokes two mortgage banks’ licenses
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revoked the operational licenses of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc as part of efforts to strengthen…
CJN tasks courts to adopt Virtual Hearings
*Warns against abuse of injunctions ahead of 2027 polls The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday called on courts across the country to fully embrace virtual…
NBA calls for tech-driven courts
Firm Adjournment Rules as Federal High Court Opens 2025/2026 Legal Year The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has issued a strong call for far-reaching…
Money, Law, and Society
By Onochiengwu Obuna Esq In most ancient time primitive Social living, life was very simple People loved to live by good example Society was much closer to nature When men…
Former CJN Muhammad is dead
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Muhammad is dead. He was aged 71. Born in Giade Local Government Area of Bauchi State in 1953, Mr Muhammad would have clocked…
SGF consent to sales of sachet alcohol, suspend ban pending final review
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has directed that all enforcement actions relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products be suspended until further…
Emergency Rule: Apex Court’s verdict unsettles polity, power structure
• Critics warn judgment may embolden presidential overreach • CUPP faults ruling, says due process questions left unresolved • Dissenting justice rejects suspension of elected officials • Analysts divided over…
State of Emergency: Okonkwo criticises Supreme Court judgment
Legal practitioner Kenneth Okonkwo, a member of the African Democratic Congress party, has criticised the Supreme Court’s ruling on the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State.…
Tinted glass policy: NBA earmarks contempt action against IG
The Nigerian Bar Association has threatened to initiate committal proceedings against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, over the planned…