Court rolls out new rules for pre-election cases
The Federal High Court has issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, introducing new procedures aimed at ensuring the speedy, fair, and efficient determination of pre-election disputes ahead…
Illegal occupants of rail corridor battles demolitions as Lagos deploys patrol team
Lagos State Government has commenced the removal of illegal structures and unauthorised occupants along the Lagos–Okokomaiko–Badagry Expressway, warning that the corridor will be subjected to sustained monitoring to prevent fresh…
Foundation decries prolonged detention of awaiting-trial inmates
The Tunji Braithwaite Foundation has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, lamenting that thousands of Nigerians presumed innocent remain in correctional facilities for years without trial. The…
Delta: Coastal communities residents protest suspects’ release, allege threat
Residents of Ogidigben in the coastal Ugborodo Federated Communities, in the Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against alleged imminent threat to…
HEDA demands disclosure on Lagos land reclamation and.Oniru family land for coastal highway
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (Resource Centre) has asked the Federal Ministry of Works to disclose documents relating to the reclamation of land reportedly belonging to the Oniru family…
JSS/SSS scheme may be scrap over 20m dropouts
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to abolish the long-standing policy separating junior secondary schools from senior secondary schools after revealing that more than 20 million…
Court rejects lawyer’s bid to stop forgery trial over disputed Lekki land
A Lagos State High Court has dismissed an application filed by legal practitioner Ademola Owolabi seeking to halt his criminal prosecution over an alleged forgery and disputed property transaction involving…
China–Africa Legal Professionals Exchange programme opens to shape the future of cooperation
The 13th China–Africa Legal Professionals Exchange Programme officially commenced in the People’s Republic of China on June 25, 2026, bringing together legal professionals from across Africa and China to deepen…
State Police in Nigeria: A landmark constitutional reform, yet an unfinished journey
By Hon Premier Prince Ayowole Odidiomo, Esq. The proposed constitutional amendment establishing State Police is, without doubt, one of the most significant reforms to Nigeria’s security architecture since the return…
Lawyer’s Right Of Audience And Punitive Costs
My view on the Supreme Court ruling in the Gwandu emirate matter having read the Decision of the Supreme Court. On 15 May 2026 the Supreme Court, sitting as a…