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Supreme Court Upholds President’s Power to Declare Emergency Rule

The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional powers of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation to avert the breakdown of law and...

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LEGAL NEWS

Offences and Penalties in New Nigerian Tax Act

Baba Ijesha’s Name Now on Sex Offenders Register – Lagos Govt

Account for Missing N3tr or Face Lawsuit, SERAP Warns CBN

Paystack Suspends co-founder Ezra Olubi Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation

AMCON Officials and Lawyers Face Contempt Charges for Contravention of Court Orders

Lead Counsel, Wahab Shittu, Withdraws From Mohbad’s DNA Case

LAWSUITS

Supreme Court Upholds President’s Power to Declare Emergency Rule

Appeal Court Upholds Judgment Stopping VIOs from Impounding Vehicles, Imposing Fines

Abuja Court Dismisses Ex-Binance Executive Gambaryan’s Compensation Suit Against EFCC, NSA

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NBA

NBA to Award CPD Points for SPIDEL Annual Conference

Nigeria Welcomes New Batch of Lawyers at Call to Bar Ceremony

50 NBA Branches Now Accredited By NBA ICLE To Train Lawyers

JUDICIARY

CJN Absolves Judges from Presidential Police Withdrawal Order

Lagos Court Begins Annual Vacation July 21 – Registrar

Chief Judge Redeploys Five Federal High Court Judges

CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

Court Defers Kanu’s Transfer Appeal, Rejects Brother’s representation

ICPC Convicts Two N’Assembly Staff over ₦4.8m Job Scam

DSS Charges Man for Advocating Military Coup

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Eight Arraigned for Assaulting KAI Official in Lagos

Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Killing Wife in Imo

Alleged N2.2b Fraud: Ngige to Remain in Kuje Prison Till December 18

FAMILY LAW, MARRIAGE, & DIVORCE

2Baba, Wife Caught in Heated Exchange During Live Instagram Session

Nwoko Denies Marrying Regina Daniels at 17

Drugs: Regina, Nwoko in Fresh Bitter Showdown

JUDGEMENT & RULINGS

Whether Judgement’s Brevity Is Sufficient Ground To Vitiate It

Time Limit For Delivery Of Judgement In An Election Appeal

Burden Of Proof In Civil Cases

LAWYERS & LAW FIRMS

May 5, 2025

LAWYERS

Alleged Defamation: Farotimi Threatens Lawsuit Over Arrest, Detention

May 3, 2025

LAWYERS

Nigeria Floating, No Strategy To Tackle Economic Crisis — Omirhobo

April 19, 2025

LAWYERS

Quadri: Lawyer Demands ₦100m From Police Over Arrest Of Minor

March 1, 2024

LAW FIRMS

AO2LAW Celebrates 7 Years Of Excellence, Confirms 4 New Senior Associates

February 2, 2024

LAW FIRMS

TEMPLARS Merges with FEROCITER

February 2, 2024

LAW FIRMS

Aluko & Oyebode Rebrands as ALN Nigeria

February 5, 2025

WOMEN IN LAW

The Lawyer Daily Fact: Oye Oladipo (Nigerian-British Lawyer and Human Rights Expert)

December 7, 2022

WOMEN IN LAW

Ezeilo, Faborode Make BBC List of 100 World Inspiring Women

September 2, 2022

WOMEN IN LAW

2023: Female Lawyers To Re-Introduce Gender Responsive Bills

LEGAL TECH

NITDA, API Move Against Harmful Online Content

New App to Drive SMEs’ Growth, Financial Devt

AI Robot Set To Defend A Human In Court For The First Time

SECTORS

December 15, 2025

Dangote Refinery Slashes Petrol Price to N699 Per Litre

Petroleum Company Records First Oil Production

Dangote Refinery Says Price Cut Prompted Reduction in Pump Prices

Togo, Niger, Benin Owe Nigeria $20m for Electricity Supplied in Six Months

December 11, 2025

CBN Delists Non-Compliant BDCs

SEC Mandates Operators to Register Instruments by January

Standard Chartered Meets CBN’s N200b Minimum Capital Requirement

Investors Unsettled, Lose N858 Billion in Market Selloff on NGX

October 13, 2025

Dangote Cement Begins Ivory Coast Operations

Petroleum Company Records First Oil Production

Dangote Refinery Says Price Cut Prompted Reduction in Pump Prices

Togo, Niger, Benin Owe Nigeria $20m for Electricity Supplied in Six Months

METRO NEWS

Eight-month-old Baby, Woman Die in Lagos Auto Crash

Four Feared Dead, Worshippers Kidnapped as Gunmen Attack Kogi Church

Sanwo-Olu Advocates Peace, Unity as Pillars of National Stability

POLITICS

Yuletide: Oyo Subsidises Food Items For Workers

Plateau Governor Set to Dump PDP for APC – Official

Adeleke Joins Accord Party

THE EXECUTIVE

FG sets Dec 20 Deadline to Pay Contractors

Tinubu Nominates ex-Rivers Administrator Ibas, Dambazau, Others as Ambassadors

Nigeria Must Protect Democracy as Sahel Faces Coups – Ribadu

THE LEGISLATURE

Senate Orders Nationwide Crackdown as Lead Poisoning Hits Lagos

Constitution Review Moves to 36 State Assemblies

House Shuts Down Plenary Amid Tension Over Budget

JOBS

Associate, Legal at Daystar Power Energy Solution

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INTERNATIONAL

December 11, 2025

INTERNATIONAL

ECOWAS to Abolish Air Ticket Taxes in January

December 5, 2025

INTERNATIONAL

US Jails Two Nigerians for Romance Scam Leading to Victim’s Death

November 28, 2025

INTERNATIONAL

50 Nigerians Arrested in India Drug Busts

Events & Webinars

ICMC Offers Course On Emotional Intelligence And Psychology In Mediation

17/04/2024

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17/04/2024

FMJ, NBA, NJC Convene National Summit On Justice 2024 To Reposition Nigeria’s Justice System

17/04/2024

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