The acting Justice of Nigeria and chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Oluwakayode Ariwoola, is launching a major judicial reform soon. The unveiling of the sweeping reform, expected to reposition the Judiciary, is reportedly billed for the resumption…
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has reiterated his call on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to take deliberate steps to check the decline in legal practice standards in the country. He spoke at the weekend while granting audience to…
A serving Nigerian Supreme Court Justice, and former Chief Justice of The Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, has charged Nigerians not to vote for politicians who will loot the country’s treasury if elected into office as the country prepares for…
Citation: (2022) 10 NWLR PT. 1839 AT 431. PARTIES IN FULL: SENATOR UGOCHUKWU UBA V. 1. VALENTINE OZIGBO 2. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC). 3. PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY [PDP] Courtesy: Moruff O. Balogun, Esq. Summary of facts: By an originating…
Ahead of the 62nd Annual General Conference (AGC) of the the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) scheduled to hold from 19th to 26th August 2022 in Lagos, the NBA Technical Committee on Conference Planning 2022 has released a schedule of programmes…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has set aside the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja which discharged and acquitted a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, of a money laundering charge to the tune of…
A Lagos-based lawyer and NBA 3rd Vice President-Elect, Amanda Asagba, has decried the invasion of her home on Nduka Osadebey Street, Ajao Estate, Lagos State, by armed security agents, including sheriffs and policemen. It was gathered that the men claimed…
A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. The double Olympic winner has admitted possessing cannabis oil, but told the court she had made an “honest mistake”. The court near…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on Thursday, struck out a suit filed by Mr. Kayode Ojo, a contestant in the January 27 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, challenging the victory of the governor-elect,…
Justice Bassey Nkanang of the Akwa Ibom State High Court on Thursday sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren. Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, was killed on April 2021. She was…