NLC appeals to court against criminalisation, defends right to strike
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has warned that the continued criminalisation of strikes and excessive reliance on legal technicalities could erode public confidence in Nigeria’s justice…
Maduagwu murder trial stalls as court fixes April 21
The trial of eleven suspects accused of killing ARISE News correspondent, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, stalled again on Thursday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High…
Technology adoption in Nigerian Law Firms, and its legal ethical implications
By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi SAN, FCIArb. (U.K)Nigerian Events Calendar Contributor: Animasaun Iyanuoluwa Introduction Technology has increasingly become an indispensable component of modern legal practice. The Nigerian legal environment, which has…
Who will decide Nigeria in 2027?
By Prof. Chiwuike Uba Sir: Nigeria is fast approaching the 2027 general elections, yet the real contest is not on campaign posters or ballot boxes. It has already begun—in boardrooms,…
Benue: Bandits brutally kill two police inspectors, four civilians
Two police inspectors and four civilians have been reportedly killed in a bandits’ attack on Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Council of Benue State. The incident occurred on…
Failed banks: NDIC assures business investors, depositors of prompt payouts
Officials of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have pledged to intensify efforts to curb incidences of bank failure in the country, while assuring depositors of timely access to their…
Police arraigns man over alleged identity theft
Swift operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID), Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned Essien Emmanuel Akpama before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged identity theft, impersonation and…
When is something wrong
By Basil Fadipe SOMETHING is wrong when it is wrong. it is not wrong only when it adversely affects us or those dear to us. It is wrong when it…
FRSC secures two-month jail term for traffic guidelines violator
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured a two-month jail term without the option of a fine for a motorist arrested for driving against traffic on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.…
Two suspected extortionists busted by Lagos task force
OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested two suspected street urchins, popularly known as Omotaku, along the Oshodi–Agunlejika–Apapa Expressway for allegedly extorting motorists. The suspects, AbiodunAjasa, 44, of No.…