Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, last Friday inaugurated six new judges for the Kwara High Court, urging them to discharge their duties with diligence, impartiality, and a focus on the community ...

Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara will on September 20, 2024, Swear-in eight judges recently recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Chief Registrar of Rivers State High Court, David ...

The 2025 Annual Conference Planning Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is seeking input from legal professionals across the country to help shape the upcoming 2025 NBA Annual General Conference. In a ...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja approved on Thursday the moves by the federal government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, to reach an out-of-court settlement in a case that stemmed from the ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has successfully secured the release of their colleague, Okafor Vincent Esq., following his arrest on controversial charges. According to a statement by the Association, the NBA, ...

The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, OFR, has announced that the court will commemorate the 2024/2025 Legal Year on Tuesday, October 8th, and Wednesday, ...

Hon. Justice Olufunke Anuwe of the Abuja Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the failure of the Clerk of the National Assembly to pay Abed Anyadike the sum of N10,215,756.14 being the ...

Worried about the perennial executive interference, some stakeholders have advocated an independent judiciary that is truly free from any form of external influence. They made this advocacy at the second National ...

Justice Matilda Ayemieye, the Chief Judge of Bayelsa, has advised practicing lawyers in the state to maintain ethical standards of the legal profession and accord respect to judicial officers. She gave the advice on ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order freezing the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies allegedly linked to the #EndBadGovernance protests that took place across Nigeria. The court’s ...

To enhance the judiciary’s credibility, address the growing issue of frivolous applications and aid quick dispensation of justice, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has advocated greater ...

Members of the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) have said that digital literacy will enhance operations within the legal system. They also said that it would amplify advocacy for women and children, given ...

The fundamental right enforcement suit filed by two traders at the popular International Trade Fair, Lagos, against Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has been struck out by a ...

A Lagos High Court will on October 14 hear two cases involving former Group Executive Director of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) and former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, ...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to vacate the ex-parte order it made restricting national protest to Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Justice Sylvanus Oriji had on July 31, confined the protesters to the National ...

Justice Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Lagos High Court has ordered Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc., to pay N10,123,873 damages to its customer, John Ifeanyi Nweke, for breach of insurance contract. The ...

The first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs Folake Solanke has urged legal professionals to maintain high standards in the profession. The SAN gave the charge at the 64th yearly general conference of the ...

A law firm, Sovereignty Legal Practitioners, has threatened to file a class action against British Airways over the systematic inhuman treatment of Nigerian passengers using the airline. In a pre-action letter to ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has obtained judgments on two public interest litigations in Nigeria. In the first judgment, the Federal High Court, Abuja ordered the Independent ...

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), with a call for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. He explained that there are ...