There’s a particular kind of silence that happens when a client finishes reading a legal opinion. It’s not the silence of understanding. It’s the silence of someone who just read three pages, recognised maybe six of the words, and is…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, has rejected the decision of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) directing his suspension from legal practice for three years, insisting that the directive will not take effect once an appeal is…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, from legal practice for three years over professional misconduct arising from the controversial settlement of the Zaki Biam compensation case. The Committee also suspended another…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, at the State House, Abuja, ahead of her inauguration as the 33rd President of the Association. Badejo-Okusanya, who was recently elected to…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja Division, has held that a serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force possesses a constitutional right to voluntarily retire from service by virtue of Section 306 of the 1999 Constitution, declaring that…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the Nigerian Army to immediately reinstate 70 soldiers who were dismissed after being convicted by courts-martial in 2014, holding that the unconditional presidential pardon granted to them in 2022…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, has formally challenged the outcome of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, urging the NBA National Officers Election Appeal Committee (NBA-NOEAC) to nullify the exercise and order a fresh election over…
Every business owner in Nigeria has one of these stories. You supplied the goods, you did the job, the invoice went out and then the client went quiet. Not “we have a problem” quiet. Just… quiet. Calls that ring out.…
Two suspected cult members have been arraigned before a Dutse Magistrates’ Court in Abuja over allegations of assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and threatening to kill law enforcement personnel during an attempted police invitation. The defendants, Ogene Bright, 23, and…
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has revoked the bail earlier granted to All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Abimbola Olawumi, in her ongoing trial over allegations of blackmail, cyberbullying and death threats. Chief Magistrate Abayomi…
The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion belonging to the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has been adjourned until November 9,…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday personally appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja to lead the prosecution in the criminal trial of publisher and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Fagbemi’s…