Former senator who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Elisha Abbo, has been cleared of an alleged rape involving a minor, following an investigation by the Nigeria Police Force. The police announced Abbo’s exoneration on Sunday, stating that investigations found…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has dismissed suggestions that the ongoing investigation involving former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, is personal. Olukoyede made the clarification while speaking as a guest on…
A civic organisation, the Africa Centre for Good Governance and Corruption-Free Communities, has accused the plaintiff in a Lagos property dispute, Mr. Henry Ugonna Orabuchi, of spreading false narratives regarding the court order that led to the sealing of a…
Oyinkasola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has taken a narrow lead over Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, in an informal Facebook poll conducted among Nigerian lawyers, offering an early indication of sentiments ahead of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election scheduled for July. The…
The Advocacy for Bar Licence Freedom (ABLIF) has cautioned the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the NBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE) against enforcing the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) compliance regime, citing ongoing proceedings before the Federal High…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed claims that the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara are being influenced by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The Assembly’s spokesperson, Enemi George, stated this on…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has outlined the reasons behind the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Major Jack, stated that the decision to initiate impeachment proceedings against the governor and his…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Nigeria Police Force to promptly arrest and prosecute those responsible for the killing of a female lawyer, Princess Chigbo Mediatrix. The lifeless body of Princess Mediatrix, a former Treasurer of the…
There is no provision in the new Tax Act that taxes people simply because of how they describe a bank transfer. Tax authorities do not sit and read transfer narrations to decide who to tax. So, whether you write “gift”, “family support”, “payment”, or leave the narration blank, that alone does not make the money taxable.