The Supreme Court has struck out a suit instituted against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to enforce the party’s zoning and rotatory policy ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The Court on Friday, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice…
I was pleased to attend an ADR conference in Denaru, Fiji on 9th and 10th September 2022. This event was a unique collaboration between the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, LAWASIA, the South Pacific Lawyers Association (SPLA), the International Law Section of…
After attending the Fiji ADR Conference, I journeyed to Sydney where I was collected at the airport by CLA Life President Mr Ronald Heinrich. Ron drove to Canberra, and we enjoyed the journey and insights which Ron gave along the…
After visiting Fiji and meeting with the Law Society of Fiji and the South Pacific Lawyers Association, and then visiting Canberra for meetings with the Law Council of Australia, I made my way to Kota Kinabalu, North Borneo. I confess…
BY ABDULFATAI BADRU ( 400L LAW STUDENT,OOU) Having read through the statements made by the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi and The Vice Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, Ijebu Ode Branch, Moruff O. Balogun Esq, I…
New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday called on world leaders to consider debt cancellation of poor countries saying they were facing numerous challenges. He made the call while speaking at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New…
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated the commitment of the Nigerian government towards ensuring that there is a rapid and strategic transition to renewable energy. He said this would be in response to the world-wide efforts for the preservation of the…
The national industrial court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal government , Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained…
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), following his screening by lawmakers. Senate Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, moved two motions for the upper chamber to…