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5 Mar
A Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Michael Agbamuche, who is the son of the former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the late Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche (SAN), has asked Our Saviour Anglican Church, Surulere, to quit from his property for being on it illegally.
5 Mar
A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Chief Aloysius E. Ezenduka, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to cause an investigation into the alleged sale of his client’s company assets worth N20 billion by a receiver/manager.
5 Mar
For negligence in account opening of their customers and failure to exercise the requisite duty of care, Justice Oluwatoyin Odusanya of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja has ordered four banks to pay N23, 050,237.54 to a customer.
5 Mar
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, has been urged to modify guidelines on eligibility of participating in the current judicial recruitment in the FCT high court by a non-governmental organization, Access2Justice (A2J).
5 Mar
To make the justice system easy and accessible, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Citizens’ Gavel has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled product, ‘Podus’ that has the potential to make everyone have access to justice.
27 Feb
President of the International Law Association (ILA), Nigerian Branch and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic, Research and International Partnerships) at Afe Babalola University, Professor Damilola Sunday Olawuyi (SAN)...
27 Feb
A Chief Magistrate Court, Ogba has discharged and acquitted a man, Alhaji Balogun Sulaimon of allegation of forgery, stealing and fraudulently obtaining money filed against him by the Commissioner of Police.
27 Feb
A solution-oriented transactional legal adviser and the Managing Partner at The New Practice (TNP), Baba Alokolaro has hosted 500 counsels across industries in Nigeria for their achievement in the corporate world.
27 Feb
The Federal High Court, Lagos will on May 8, 2024, listen to the closing arguments in a case seeking to declare as illegal, the ongoing dredging and land reclamation operations of Dredging Environmental Marine and Engineer N.V. employed by Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury in the Kuramo Waters of Victoria Island.
27 Feb
To learn about the emerging trends in electronic evidence, the Edo State Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Forum Against Counterfeiting, organised a workshop on the relevance and admissibility of electronically generated evidence for legal officers in the ministry.
27 Feb
African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) has urged the Federal Government to review the fuel subsidy removal and declare a state of emergency on insecurity as key measures to tackle the crippling economic hardship in the country.
27 Feb
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared the act of vandalisation of Best Western Hotel, located at Allen Avenue, Ikeja, by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) as illegal.

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Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
1 hour ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
1 hour ago
Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
2 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
2 hours ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
3 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
3 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
4 hours ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
4 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
5 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…