Apo Resettlement Market Dispute: Court asks all parties to respect stop work order
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama District has urged parties involved in the Apo Resettlement Market dispute to obey an interlocutory injunction restraining further work on…
Court declares mandatory death penalty restrains judges of discretion
The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ruled that Nigeria’s mandatory death penalty laws remove judicial discretion in capital cases, effectively forcing judges to impose death sentences without the…
Can a Survey Plan stand alone as Proof of Land Ownership?
CASE TITLE: JOSHUA v. C.O.P LPELR-82602(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2025 JUSTICES: BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A LATEEF ADEBAYO GANIYU, J.C.A. ASMAU OJUOLAPE AKANBIC.A, J.C.A. PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW FACTS: This…
ASUU threatens further showdown with FG over ‘distorted’ 2025 Agreement implementation
The honeymoon between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) appears over, as the union has threatened a showdown over what it described as the flawed…
Police combat and dismantle IPOB in Imo
Recover GPMGS, 3,115 rounds of ammunition, surveillance drones The Nigeria Police Force has announced the dismantling of the Independent People of Biafra’s enclave in Imo state and the recovery of…
2027: Uneasy road for the opposition
By Alabi Williams When on Monday, April 27, 2026, this Back-page suggested it was not too early for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), what was then the most promising opposition…
SERAP urges Tinubu to probe N26.9b USPF loots
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, and Secretary…
HURIWA faults anti-graft agencies’ ‘trial’ of alleged criminal politicians, others
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has reiterated the need for decisive action against politically exposed persons (PEPs) facing corruption allegations. The cases in reference include those of…
NBA decries conflicting court judgments as threat to rule of law
President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), has raised the alarm over the growing trend of conflicting court judgments, warning that the development undermines public confidence in the…
FIABCI advocates new development model adoption to tackle housing crisis
Experts under the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) have called for the urgent adoption of integrated development frameworks, including Public-Private-People-Policy-Partnerships (5P), to address Nigeria’s deepening housing crisis. They also urged…