Oyewole gets apex gavel as new Supreme Court Justice
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has again reached its full Constitutional complement of 21 Justices following the swearing-in of Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole as a new Justice of the…
Police corporal, bus conductor bags death sentence for kidnapping
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a police corporal, Mbazigwe Chinedu Friday, and a bus conductor, Isaac Eddy Ndeesor, to death by hanging for the…
What Your Taxes Do
The complete modernisation of Terminal 1 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos is a major project approved by Nigeria's Federal Executive Council in July 2025. It aims to overhaul…
Anambra boosts digital justice, LexTech trains court reporters in AI
Anambra State has accelerated the digital transformation of its judiciary following a strategic partnership between the state judiciary and ministry of justice with LexTech Ecosystem Limited to train 41 verbatim…
Understanding Intersection Between You And New Tax Laws
This edition of Tax Alexa will attempt to simplify how the Tax Act, which took effect in January, directly impacts on individuals and small scale businesses in Nigeria. What is…
Executive Order: Constitution empowers President Tinubu to amend laws — SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), has said the President is empowered to make amendments to existing laws to bring them in conformity with constitutional powers. Pinheiro spoke…
Alleged UK property fraud: FG battles Ozekhome with 12 fresh charges
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a fresh 12-count charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, before the High Court of the Federal…
Residents decry soaring house rents, Lagos landlord’s harassment, demand urgent control
Residents across parts of Lagos State have described the spiralling cost of house rents as suffocating, urging urgent legislative and executive intervention to prevent a deepening housing crisis. In separate…
Nigerian lawyer-poet gets recognition
Nigerian public-interest lawyer and celebrated poet Karimot Odebode has been named the recipient of the 29th Global Love of Lives Award by Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, in…
Electoral Act 2026 and FCT area council polls
By Jide Ojo this year is set to be a year of politics and politicking. On February 17, the National Assembly passed the harmonised version of the Electoral Bill 2026,…