SC precedent on Lagos Assembly powers to legislate on hotel licensing and others related matters
THE LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR HON.…
Techlawyers to examine Nigeria’s media regulatory challenges
Ms. Theodora Kio-Lawson THE chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Lawyers in the Media Forum (LIM), Ms. Theodora Kio-Lawson has said that its quarterly roundtable would interrogate critical issues…
Ilaje kingdom, kingmakers resolve monarch throne tussle
ILAJE – the crisis between the monarch of Mahin Kingdom in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Lawrence Omowole, and the kingmakers of the kingdom has been…
Ikenna Egbuna swore-in as SAN on Monday
EGBUNA –the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen confers the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) on Olamide Ogunwumiju and 28 others at the Ceremonial Court Room,…
HINTS: Commotion as Governors’ entourage were denied entry at S-Court as CJN swears-in Festus Keyamo and 28 others
PHOTO: youthrevolutionaryparty.wordpress.com The swearing-in ceremony will herald the declaration of 2017/2018 legal year of the Supreme Court open by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. At the…
Anti-bribery watchdogs, wants CJN not to confer the rank of SAN on alleged three-scandalous lawyers on Monday
The allegedly scandalous lawyers, John Olusegun Odubela, Enefiok Essien, Oluwatoyin Ajoke Bashorun SAN – a growing scandal has enveloped the latest list of nominees to receive the coveted title of…
Army operation Crocodile Dance to replace Python Dance
Nigerian Army ARMY – as Operation Python Dance in the South-East region continues to generate controversy, the Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it would launch an operation, Crocodile Smile…
He forged my signature man told court
At the Magistrates’ Court in Delta, the IPO informed the presiding Magistrate that the arraigned Octogenarian forged a complainant signature in Delta. The octogenarian, Godwin Echilieb, and two others were…
Hate speech and the applicable law
The Nigerian government has chosen to declare a war on hate speech. Some of its most senior officers appear uncertain about the applicable laws. Keen not to be left behind,…
JUST IN: Court orders INEC to proceeds with Melaye’s recall process
The presiding judge of the Federal High Court Abuja Division on Monday dismissed the suit instituted by Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, challenging the validity of the process of recalling…