Why qualification still matters.
By Sam Kargbo, SAN There is a growing but profoundly mistaken assumption in some political and legal circles that because “qualification” no longer appears expressly as a post-election ground under…
NBA Gombe 2026 Law Week activities begin
Nigerian Bar Association Gombe Branch has announced the holding of a Juma’at Service as part of activities lined up for the NBA Gombe Law Week 2026. According to an official…
Court grants ₦100 million bail to ex-Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, setting the bail at ₦100 million and requiring one surety in a similar amount.…
The evolutive journey of the doctrine of Governor’s Consent under the Nigerian Land Law: A jurisprudencial analysis from Savannah Bank Ltd Vs Ajilo 1989 To Yakubu Vs Simon 2017.
By Oyewole Sherif.O TABLE OF CONTENTS’ ✓Abstract ✓Introduction ✓Meaning,nature and The Legal Framework of the doctrine of Governor’s consent In Nigeria ✓Historical Development of Land Tenure in Nigeria and land…
Experts blames fraud, lack of documentation for property investment decline
The Group Managing Director of Touch of Valentine Homes, a subsidiary of TOV Group Limited, Dr Valentine Mbamalu, has identified poor land documentation and fraudulent transactions as major issues discouraging…
Lawyer, accomplice arraigned over alleged forgery of Lagos revenue stamps
A 66-year-old lawyer, Tunde Awogbade, and one other, Obayomi Olaleye, were arraigned by the police on Friday before an Igbosere Magistrate Court sitting at the Tinubu Magistrate Court, Lagos, for…
HURIWA alleged Abuja being governed as a political estate-sharing arrangement, blames weak regulation as five die in building collapse
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has blamed systemic corruption, weak regulation, and political failure for recurring building collapse tragedies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This followed…
Despite court order, telcos yet to lift airtime loan freeze
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is facing mounting uncertainty as the prolonged suspension of airtime and data lending services continues to leave more than 40 million subscribers without access to emergency credit…
HURIWA, SERAP, others seek probe of diverted N34.53tr, N800b FAAC allocation
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for an investigation into a “staggering and systemic diversion” of public funds, following a World Bank disclosure that about N34.53…
‘Wigwe’s passing almost stopped Bayelsa electricity Power Project’
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, recounted the state’s journey to its gas-powered electricity project and how the demise of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank…