US commends Nigeria over accelerated prosecution of suspected terrorists
The United States (US) has commended the Nigerian government for its strong commitment to expediting trials of suspects linked to terrorism and other related crimes. The US commended Nigerian authorities…
UN Envoy, Jimoh Ibrahim, to deliver Havard keynote address on Nigeria’s future
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, will deliver a keynote address at Harvard University,barely days after assuming office at the UN Headquarters in New York. Ibrahim, who…
Giving well-deserved kudos to tireless reformer
By Philip Agbese In this present generation, institutions like the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have been blessed with a leader whose tenure has become a reference point for courage, clarity,…
Supreme Court to decide fate of PDP, ADC factions Tuesday
The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of three appeals arising from the ongoing leadership crises within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).…
Ganmo Descendants Royal Stool: Igbominas seek implementation of Supreme Court judgment
The apex socio-cultural body of the Igbomina people (Omo Ibile Igbomina), in Kwara State has pleaded with the state government to implement the Supreme Court judgment of March 2019, which…
Meta appeals against $25,000 judgment in Falana suit
Global technology company, Meta Platforms, Inc. has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lagos State High Court delivered in favour of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), setting…
Jihad in Islam: Distinguishing its true meaning from the violence of Boko Haram, banditry, and extremism, particularly in Nigeria
By Abdulkadir Sadiq Abubakar The word jihad has been interpreted in a way and manner that does not truly reflect its literal and technical meaning. This misunderstanding often arises from…
NBA Gombe Branch Law Week celebrates Adesina SAN on Birthday
The Gombe Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has extended warm birthday wishes to its distinguished keynote speaker for the upcoming Law Week, Dele Adesina, praising his enduring contributions to…
Lawyer drags MTN Nigeria to Abuja Court over blocked line, demands N100m damages
An Abuja-based lawyer, Isaac Ofodile, has dragged mobile telecommunication company, MTN, to court for blocking his line and causing him social and economic inconvenience. In a Writ of Summons marked…
Bishop Chukwu advocate for justice, love, unity – Nwifuru mourns
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has expressed deep sorrow over the death of His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Nworie Chukwu, the third Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of…