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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has commended legal practitioners for their commitment to professional ethics and continuous learning at the just-concluded NBA–RoLAC Sensitisation Event on the 2023 Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). The two-day event, which took place in Abuja from February 3rd to 4th, 2025, brought together […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is set to hold its much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Wednesday, February 5th to Friday, February 7th, 2025, at the International Cultural and Event Centre, The Dome in Akure. The meeting, drawing over 500 top legal minds and practitioners from across the country, is hailed as a significant […]

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has restrained the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions, Hon. Michael Etaba, from further inviting or investigating Sterling Bank Limited and the Group Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Financial Holdings Company, Yemi Odubiyi. This order is pending […]

The President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation, ‘Ohanaeze Ndigbo’, Senator John Mbata, has said nothing will ever deny his Igbo identity, describing recent criticisms against him as a lack of understanding. This is why he emphasised his commitment to supporting the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as well as respecting the office of the governor. […]

The leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly following the removal of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has taken a new turn as leaders of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) visited President Bola Tinubu to brief him on the deadlock in resolving the impasse. The GAC, the apex […]

A delegation of female lawyers under the auspices of Female Lawyers in Politics paid a solidarity visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, at the Assembly Complex on Tuesday. The group, established in 2018, comprises professional female lawyers who mentor and encourage women in the legal profession to […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a fresh hearing in a case filed by Alhaji Yekeen Idowu against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, regarding an alleged breach of contract and wilful misconduct during the Plaintiff’s travel from Germany to Nigeria in 2018. Presiding over the matter, Justice Musa Kakaki ruled that the case will […]

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 14th day of June, 2024 Before Their Lordships Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme Jamilu Yammama Tukur Sadiq Abubakar Umar Justices, Supreme Court SC/754/2017 Between ODU’A  INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED                      APPELLANT […]

A Lagos State High Court, located in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), has adjourned the ongoing trial of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, who is accused of killing 22-year-old Fashion Designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola. The adoption of the final written addresses, has been adjourned for February 10, 2025. Justice Sherifat Sonaike adjourned the case, due […]

The Ogun State government on Monday suspended Oba Semiu Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo family, for six months over his alleged public attack and dehumanisation of a 73-year-old man, Chief Abraham Areola. The decision was reached, according to a statement made available to newsmen by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the Foreign Exchange (FX) sale period to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators until May 30. This aims to better serve retail market demands. The bank disclosed this in a circular, signed by Dr W. J. Kanya, Acting Director of the Trade and Exchange Department, to BDCs on […]

[NBC] Days after announcing a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to delay them for one month after leaders from Canada and Mexico announced moves to ramp up security at their borders — averting, at least for now, tariffs that could have driven up prices for U.S. consumers and […]