In a Memoranda to the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Electoral Matters, the…
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Econet moves back to Nigeria with $100 million Data Centre facility
The US Supreme court on Friday, December 11, 2020, dismissed the bid by the State of Texas to overturn the…
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How massive land grab by ex-lawmaker Ned Nwoko ignited fatal violence in Delta community
In 2015, Nnamdi Ochei relocated to his village, Idumuje-Ugboko, in Delta State from Abuja, where he was working as a…
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Court Declares Banks’ Stamp Duty Charges Illegal
Alex Enumah in Abuja A Federal High Court in Asaba on Wednesday declared as unlawful, illegal, null and void the…
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Court declares stamp duty charges on bank deposits, transfers illegal
A federal high court in Asaba has declared the deduction of stamp duty charges by Nigerian banks as illegal. Nnamdi…
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Africa Urged to Domesticate Singapore Convention
African governments have been advised to see to the domestication of the Singapore Convention which came to force in September,…
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Court of Appeal president decries lawyers’ role in frivolous applications – WorldStage
WorldStage Newsonline– The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has decried the attitude of some lawyers in…
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Deduction of N50 stamp duty after bank transactions illegal, Court rules
The Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has declared the deduction of N50 as stamp duty on teller deposits…
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Criteria met to open Nigeria investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says a decade-long probe has found enough evidence to…
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Nigeria: Don’t Borrow From Pension Funds, NLC Warns Governors
Abuja — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to mobilise Nigerian workers in protest against the move by the…
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Nigeria: Bill Seeking Timeline for Civil, Criminal Cases Passes for Second Reading
Abuja — The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading a Bill seeking to set timeline within which to…
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Law school at National Open University back on track
NIGERIA The law faculty of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will be permitted to accept new students again…
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Deportation and family rights – UK Human Rights Blog
10 December 2020 by Alex Ewing The European Court of Human Rights has found that the deportation of a Nigerian…
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Bill Seeking Timeline for Civil, Criminal Cases Passes for Second Reading
Udora Orizu in Abuja The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading a Bill seeking to set timeline within…
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Protection of Blasphemers in Nigeria
The fact that blasphemers need protection in our 21st-century world is a bad sign and a clear indication that humanity…
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Anambra CJ tasks lawyers on excellence, integrity
By Nwabueze Okonkwo Chief Judge of Anambra state, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu has tasked lawyers to always preserve their noble profession…
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World Human Rights Day: NBA, lawyers lament Nigeria’s record under Buhari
By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania As nations across the world mark this year’s Human Rights Day, lawyers have lamented…
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Workers’ pension fund not for borrowing, NLC warn Governors
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Thursday warned the 36 state governors to stop the idea of borrowing…
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Nigeria: Imo – SAN, Ex-Speaker, Imo APC, Others Task INEC Over Certificate of Return
Legal luminaries have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to quickly issue Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume a Certificate of…
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Nigeria: The Courts Should Not Decide Who Has Won a Political Contest
Nseobong Okon-Ekong holds a conversation with Professor Peter Umeadi, retired Chief Justice of Anambra State who is building a political…
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