Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Emirate Councils Amendment Bill 2020, which among other things permanently returned…
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Nigeria: Manual Exchange of Court Processes Will Be Phased Out Soon – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammad has said the manual exchange of processes in Nigerian courts will soon…
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Nigeria: Malabu Oil Scam – Govt Rearraigns Aliyu Abubakar On 67-Count Charge
The federal government on Tuesday re-arraigned an oil magnate and business, Mr Aliyu Abubakar and seven others on an amended…
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Nigeria: EFCC Re-Arraigns Malabu, 7 Others On Fresh Money-Laundering Charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, re-arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited on fresh charges of money…
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Nigeria: Ikere Ekiti NBA Visits Monarch, Promises to Fight Drug, Sexual Abuses
Members of the Executive of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikere-Ekiti Branch, have paid an advocacy visit to the Ogoga of…
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Nigeria: Of Rape, Rapists and False Rape Peddlers (III)
Introduction We have so far x-rayed this vexed topic, doing a thematic and comparative analysis of same. We shall encore…
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Nigeria: Death Punishment for Blasphemy?
This article was forwarded by one of our readers, in response to the piece “Citizen Aminu, Sharia and the Constitution”…
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Nigeria: Revisions to Insolvent Liquidation Framework By Cama 2020 – the Refinements and the Flaws
Exordium This discourse examines the revisions made by the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA 2020), to Nigeria’s insolvent…
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Nigeria: Accused of ‘Undermining’ Case Against P&ID, Shasore Gets Another Huge Arbitration Contract
Despite being accused of sabotaging the federal government’s legal contest against the British Virgin Island’s firm, P&ID Limited, Olasupo Shasore,…
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Nigeria: Nine Persons Sentenced to Death in Kano in Eight Months
In Kano, northern Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, at least nine persons were condemned to death after being found guilty of…
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Nigeria: ‘Toxic Waste’ Kills Three in Ondo – Police
A broken dam holding toxic substances produced by a Chinese company operating in Omotosho forest reserve in Okitipupa, Ondo State,…
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Africa: Mitigating Sexual Violence in Liberia Based On Recommendations From Ohchr & Unmil
Synopsis of Sexual Violence in Africa Sexual violence against women and girls can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual…
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Nigeria: Hopefully Nigeria Will Get Justice At London Court
We welcome the ruling by a London Court to grant Nigeria reprieve to appeal the $9bn judgement debt that the…
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Nigeria: P&ID Scandal – Magu Deserves Praise, Not Ill-Treatment – Lawyer
Wahab Shittu, the counsel to the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, said…
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Nigeria: We Have Learnt Lessons From P&ID $9.6bn Judgment – Malami
Abuja — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), said yesterday, that the…
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Nigeria: Kano Singer Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano…
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Nigeria: EFCC Re-Arraigns Mama Boko Haram, 2 Others
Abuja — The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of…
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Nigeria: Man Remanded for Allegedly Killing Three Family Members During Robbery
A 24-year-old man, Lukman Tijani, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Okuku for allegedly killing…
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Nigeria: 60-Year-Old Man Arraigned for Trespass On Obasanjo’s Land
Abeokuta — A 60-year-old man, Ibrahim Ibuoye, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ota, Ado Odo/Ota…
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Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Justifies Prosecution of Odinkalu, Maikori
Kaduna — The Kaduna State Government has said statements that could incite violence should not be categorised as freedom of…
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