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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that when a legal practitioner provides professional services to a client, and it was not done pro bono publico (for free, for the public good), the lawyer is entitled to be paid. The Court stated that failure to pay for legal services is a slap in the face […]

The Lawyers In Business Mass-Housing & Land-Banking Scheme has announced the allocation of plots to several notable legal professionals, including Sir Ejike Ezenwa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and Sir. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN. The scheme, which aims to provide affordable housing options for lawyers and other professionals, held an allocation event on Sunday, December 22, […]

Former First Lady of Ondo State, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has decried acute hunger in Nigeria. She said the country has become like war-torn Somalia due to widespread hunger. Anyanwu-Akeredolu stated this in an X post on Sunday after a stampede at palliatives sharing events in Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory claimed dozens of lives. […]

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to “stop the transgender lunacy” on day one of his presidency, as Republicans — set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House — continue their push against LGBTQ rights. “I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgender out of the military and […]

As many low-income parents with newborns turn to used clothes, popularly known as okrika as a cheaper alternative to new clothes due to economic hardship, experts have warned that such clothes could expose infants to the risk of infection. The paediatricians cautioned that dressing newborns in second-hand clothes could pose serious health risks, including skin […]

*Government’s Economic Policies Reduced Poor Nigerians to Beggars, Leading to Stampede Deaths The Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) has strongly condemned the deaths of at least 105 Nigerians, including numerous children, who were killed in stampedes while struggling to obtain food and cash handouts between March 2022 and December 2024. In a statement […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to cut the proposed budget of N9.4bn on travels, refreshment/meals, and foodstuff/catering materials for the presidency, and the proposed N344.85bn for the lawmakers, and to use the savings to address the budget deficit.” […]

The Anambra State Police Command confirmed on Sunday that 22 people died in the rice stampede that occurred on Saturday in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The Anambra State Government also expressed grief over the tragic loss of lives in the incident. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono […]

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed allegations made by Amnesty International in its report, describing the claims as false, misleading, and damaging to the image of the force. The report, dated November 28, 2024, accused the police of extrajudicial killings during the protests, claiming that at least 24 people were killed in six northern states. […]

There was no revenge for Tyson Fury. Fury fell to Oleksandr Usyk yet again, losing their heavyweight boxing rematch Saturday by unanimous decision after suffering a split-decision defeat in their first fight seven months ago. Usyk again demonstrated his superior technical skill and responded each time Fury went on the attack in their 12-round heavyweight […]

By Festus Adedayo The unnamed woman had just given birth to a baby five days before. Her body was still wet as Yoruba say of mothers who newly underwent the pangs of labour and delivery. Pains must still be ricocheting round her navel. Ex-Queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and an Ibadan-based […]

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has threatened to withdraw the licence of any of its Front End Partners caught charging Nigerians for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commission’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Saturday. This followed a series of complaints from Nigerians […]