The Police Command in Lagos has arraigned seven suspected members of a robbery gang before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos. The suspects; Blessing Felix Onyema (F), Sunday Alabigu (M), Sylvester Nwajagu (M), Celestine Nnailo (M), Obinna Onu (M), Onyedike Vincent (M) and Ido Vincent Chinedu(M) were docked before Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka. […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced that Meta, the American multinational technology conglomerate, is sponsoring a tech conversation at its forthcoming Annual General Conference scheduled to hold in Lagos. Meta, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will also lead the tech conversation at the conference. Announcing this last Friday, Tobenna Erojikwe, Chairman, Technical Committee […]
Why govt must curb violation of juveniles’ right, by lawyers Agitations for amendment of prison reforms and borstal institutions in Nigeria has been on for some time in several quarters ranging from the National Assembly (NASS), Ministry of Justice and legal stakeholders to advocacy group, NGOs as well as development partners like UNODC and […]
Justice Serifat Sonaike of a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has ordered the arrest of a businessman, Gabriel Okafor Uzondu, over his refusal to appear in court to take his plea over alleged land grabbing offence. Uzondu was said to be evading arraignment on criminal charges bordering on conspiracy, conduct likely […]
A dismissed teacher in Abuja, Igoche Daniel Adah, charged with alleged sexual molestation offences before an Abuja High Court was among inmates that escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre when some gunmen attacked the facility. Adah was ordered to be remanded at the facility on June 23, 2022, when he was arraigned before Justice Akeem Fashola […]
AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have thrown their weights behind the recent call by Zamfara State Government on residents to defend themselves against attacks by bandits and terrorists. The lawyers faulted the objection of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, to the call, saying citizens’ rights to self-defence is constitutionally guaranteed […]
Justice Olusola Adebisi Adetujoye of an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan will on Wednesday commence definitive hearing in a N200 billion suit filed by the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, against a gospel musician and Chairman of Fresh FM, Yinka Ayefele, over alleged defamation of character. The trial […]
Tunde Oyesina Abuja An Abuja High Court has restrained the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, from further demolishing the residence of an Abuja socialite, Prince Joseph Kpokpogri. The order followed an ex-parte application that Kpokpogri, a former lover of popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, filed through his team of lawyers led […]
Akeem Nafiu The long-standing legal dispute between the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) and Multichoice Nigeria Ltd has been resolved. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCSN, Mr. Mayowa Ayilaran, made the disclosure while speaking at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Society. He told members of MCSN in attendance at the […]
Lawyers: Acting CJN must restore lost glory of judiciary AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have tasked the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on the need to strengthen constitutionalism, respect for the rule of law, due process, accountability and transparency as he begins to steer the ship of the nation’s judiciary “The […]