A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted bail to the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, in the sum of ₦300 million with two sureties in like sum. Justice Daniel Osiagor on Tuesday…
Federal government has secured an arrest database where records of arrests by all security agencies are to be henceforth stored to facilitate quick filing of charges and prosecution of offenders on federal offences. Section 29 of the Administration of Criminal…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has inaugurated a 15-member committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the sad incident of Tuesday, August 23rd when lawyers broke into the pavilion for the distribution…
The immediate past chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), Paul Ananaba, in an interview with AriseTV Morning Show of Monday, September 5th and monitored by our correspondent, spoke on why a call by a…
Statement of support for the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in upholding the rule of law and opposing the misuse of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979 The Commonwealth Lawyers Association has been closely monitoring the unfolding crisis in Sri…
Britain’s Conservative Party announced on Monday announced that its members had chosen Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as leader, turning to a hawkish diplomat, party stalwart and free-market champion to govern a country facing the gravest economic crisis in…
The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an 11 count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing against the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo and three others. The charge was filed by the EFFC’s…
The lawmaker representing Kogi-West senatorial district, Smart Adeyemi, has proposed a bill to prevent same faith ticket of either Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian for President and Vice President seats by any political party after the 2023 general election. Adeyemi who showed…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed fresh 24-count charges against Abbah Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police. The charges were filed before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court following the uncovering of 14 assets belonging to…
Kenya Supreme Court unanimously upholds election of President-elect William Ruto in last month’s presidential poll. “We declare the election of the 1st Respondent as president-elect to be valid under Article 143 of the constitution,” CJ Koome ruled. The Independent Electoral…