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National Assembly Approves Independent Candidacy For Elections in Nigeria

The Senate, on Tuesday, May 16, approved the participation of independent candidates in presidential, governorship,…

Court Remands Seun Kuti for 48 hours

A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, has ordered remand of afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti,…

Nnamdi Kanu: AGF Malami Files Objection To Ozekhome’s Application Seeking Declaration Of Extradition Illegal

Lawyer representing the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has lamented the…

EFCC moves to stop execution of ruling on forfeited 14 properties, N400m linked to Yahaya Bello

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, May 15, filed a motion to…

Industrial Court orders firm to pay workers N114m redundancy benefits, N20m damages within 30 days

The Presiding Judge, Portharcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Faustina Kola-Olalere…

Young Lawyers, lawyers in business
FG sets up committee to review remuneration of lawyers

The Federal Government has constituted a committee to review and regulate the remuneration of legal…

US To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians Involved in Undermining Democracy During 2023 Elections Cycle

The United States has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria…

Nigerian citizenship, Rauf Aregbesola
FG Seeking To Grant Waiver To Prison Inmates With Less Than N1m Fine

The Federal Government is seeking a waiver for inmates across the nations’s correctional facilities with…

SERAP Writes World Bank, Asked To Halt Disbursement Of $800m Loan To Buhari Administration

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the World Bank to suspend…

Former NBA General Secretary Sues the Maikyau, SAN-Led NBA, Seeks Declaration that Lawyers are not Liable to Sanctions for Lawfully Representing Clients

The dispute between the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association and Hon. Nimi…