Appeal court adjourns Agbowa Ikosi stool tussle among royal families to October 28
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has fixed October 28, 2026, for the hearing of arguments in the ongoing legal battle surrounding the vacant Abowa of Agbowa Ikosi stool in Ikorodu,…
NBA-SBL to assess policy impact at business law confab
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set to drive conversations beyond reforms and measure the impact of policies in its 20th Annual International Business Law Conference,…
SERAP appeals N100m DSS defamation judgment, seeks exparte stay of execution
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed an appeal against the May 5, 2026 judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which awarded…
Lagos: Court jails man nine years for cryptocurrency fraud
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Taofeek Daniel Oriola to nine years imprisonment for money laundering linked to fraudulent…
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…