Gulf war and the fragility of global order (2)
By GEB For years, tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States simmered beneath the surface. Disputes over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, its network of allied militias across the Middle East,…
NOTICE: Bar Practice Fee for 2026 legal year 14 days to go
Dear Learned Colleague The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) wishes to remind all legal practitioners of the importance of paying their Bar Practice Fee (BPF) for the 2026 Legal Year. All…
Drama in Court as Judge threatens to jail Sowore’s lawyer over courtroom outburst
“…Come here! Come and kneel down here!”: Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to politician and online…
S’Court reserves judgment over right to choose counsel in Nestoil case
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Neconde Energy Limited challenging a decision of the Court of Appeal, which disqualified the company’s chosen counsel…
HEDA demands disclosure of legal fees paid in P&ID case, urges CBN to be accountable
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso to disclose the amount of legal fees…
Judicial officers cannot order lawyers to face wall and kneel, says NBA
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stated that no judicial officer has the authority to order a lawyer or litigant to kneel or face the wall in court. The NBA made…
Bayelsa: Court remands suspected killers of estate agent in correctional facility
Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, yesterday remanded the key suspect in the murder of estate agent, Richard Ekpebu, and four others till April 14, 2026. The key suspect,…
Mohbad DNA alacrity
Lawyers raise concerns over post-mortem testing The legal counsel to Joseph Aloba, father of the late musician Mohbad, Oladayo Ogungbe, has raised concerns over the DNA testing conducted to ascertain…
Mordi charges law students on leadership, responsibility
Inaugurates first corporate governance club at UNILAG The Managing Director/CEO of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN), Mrs Chioma Mordi, has urged law students at the University of Lagos…
Mohbad: Campaigners demands probe of Tik-Toker
Coalition of Justice Advocates (CJA) has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to investigate alleged cyberbullying linked to the justice campaign following the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba,…