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Court summons 3 Italians over forgery charge by AGF

Court summons 3 Italians over forgery charge by AGF

Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos has summoned three Italians; Paolo Brono, Gianfranco Albertazzi and A. Prono, over charge of alleged forgery slammed on them by the Attorney General of the…

Awaiting trial inmates arraigned since 2009 still in prison – Comptroller

Awaiting trial inmates arraigned since 2009 still in prison – Comptroller

Comptroller, Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Adewale Adebisi, has disclosed that suspects who have been arraigned since 2009, whose trial has not commenced, are still being kept at Kirikiri Maximum Security…

Twitter ban: Dust over AGF’s prosecution order

Twitter ban: Dust over AGF’s prosecution order

‘No legal, constitutional basis to prosecute Twitter users’   AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have questioned the legality of the recent directive by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…

‘My quest to help others propelled me to study law’

‘My quest to help others propelled me to study law’

Ifeoluwa Esther Arowosegbe, an alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, was called to Bar in 2017. She speaks on her pupilage experience and other sundry issues in this chat with JOHN CHIKEZIE   Background…

How to avert future JUSUN’s strike, by lawyers

How to avert future JUSUN’s strike, by lawyers

As courts across the country open for business today after more than two months closure owing to the strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), some senior lawyers have tasked government at…

Relieving Nigeria of NASS’ financial burden

Relieving Nigeria of NASS’ financial burden

Lawyers: Legislative business  shouldn’t be full-time Will the scrapping of the Senate, as canvassed by Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, bring down the cost of governance and relieve the nation of the huge financial burden…

‘Pupilage inspired my interest in civil litigation’

‘Pupilage inspired my interest in civil litigation’

Oluwakemi Deborah Aderakinyo hails from Ede South Local Government Area of Osun State. Aderakinyo, an alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, was called to Bar in 2017. She shares her experience in the legal…

Lagos to demolish over 50 houses, evict landowners without building plan

No less than 50 houses on Kudeti Street, Akora Villa in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, have been marked for demolition by the Ministry of Land and Urban Development after their owners were accused of erecting illegal…

2nd term: Our assessment of Buhari’s govt, by lawyers

2nd term: Our assessment of Buhari’s govt, by lawyers

‘Mounting insecurity threatening Nigeria’s corporate existence’   As the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari clocked two years in its second term in office on May 29, lawyers have expressed deep concerns over the state of…

Insecurity: In defence of state police

Insecurity: In defence of state police

Lawyers: Centralized policing system fueling insecurity AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have thrown their weights behind the demands by both the Southern and PDP Governors’ Forum for a review of the Constitution to allow for…