The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Tuesday, tasked the 22 newly sworn-in Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to refrain from anything that would smear their name or bring them into…
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Tuesday in a statement titled ‘Suspension…
Again, after multiple sessions in the past, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami is being probed again by the legal community. In this report, LANRE ADEWOLE weighs the issues. Embattled Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
The finals of the J-K Gadzama SAN Business law debate held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. After a long and well battled competition, the Judges retreated into a deliberation room for about 30 minutes to decide who won. After the…
In a timely stroke of synchronicity to coincide with our webinar series on the Privy Council , free virtual tours of the Privy Council are now available to Commonwealth students who wish to further explore the history and role of…
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has been generous in its support and encouragement for me during my time as President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. Another example of this support and their generosity has been the presentation to the…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced it will embark on its 2021 Christmas vacation from Monday, 20th December, 2021. In a statement issued by the Chief Information Officer of the Court, Catherine Oby Christopher (PhD), the court said…
Kogi State government has given the EFCC 48 hours to retract the statement posted on its Facebook Account on November 19 or the state would take a legal action against it. The Kogi State Government has described as falsehood the…
The arraignment of a Ex-Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has been stalled. Oduah, a serving Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district in the Senate, was to be arraigned on a…
The President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice B. Kanyip, has declared Friday 17th December 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022 as end of the year vacation. His Lordship made the declaration pursuant to Order 58 Rule 4(1) (c)…