Month: March 2021

It would appear that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is poised to revitalize its Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) which, among other things, is charged with the task of…

Kehinde Enagameh, a Nigerian whose brother was killed along with more than 50 West African migrants in The Gambia in 2005 by a death squad controlled by former president Yahya…

No fewer than 10 policemen of the Rapid Response Squad in the convoy of Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, were involved in a road accident yesterday. The accident happened…

An Imo high court sitting in Owerri has struck out applications made by one Chinyere Amuchienwa against the hearing of a fundamental rights case filed by Ikedi Ohakim, former governor…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Senator Umaru Tafida-Argungu before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court on one count charge of criminal misappropriation of…

External reserves dropped by $1.1bn in February, according to statistics obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday. The reserves which stood at $36.19bn as of February 1 fell…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Rejoinder ON this page last week, I discussed the increased state of insecurity in Nigeria, following the mindless killing of a school pupil and the abduction…

*Matawalle receives abducted Jangebe girls after 4 days in captivity Female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Jangebe in Talata Mafara local government area, Zamfara state who were abducted…

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 18th day of December, 2020 Before Their Lordships Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili Olukayode Ariwoola Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun John…

BY REUBEN ABATI It is most unfortunate that the proposed appointment of new judges for Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has been controversial since the announcement of a shortlist in December…