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Supreme Court Rejects Lagos State Government’s Application in Magodo Land Dispute

The long-standing dispute between the Lagos State Government and the Shangisha Landlords Association over Choiced Magodo Land continues, as the Supreme Court has once again dismissed Lagos State’s application for the interpretation of its 12-year-old judgment. This judgment had compelled the state…

10/04/2024

ECNBA Invites Prospective NBA Candidates To Witness Opening Of Nomination Envelopes

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has extended an invitation to all prospective candidates who submitted nomination forms for the upcoming NBA 2024 Elections to attend the opening of nominations ceremony. The event, which marks the commencement of the…

10/04/2024

Eid-El-Fitr: FG Extends Public Holiday To Thursday

The Federal Government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. Last week, it announced a two-day – Tuesday and Wednesday – holiday for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meaning the Eid celebration…

09/04/2024

Lagos Court Orders Remand Of Emefiele In EFCC Custody

A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. He was arraigned at the Ikeja High Court over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi entered…

08/04/2024

Sallah: FRSC, NBA Collaborate To Tackle Traffic Offences

As the sallah celebration comes closer and the need to tackle reckless driving, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is collaborating with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to ensure that all traffic offenders are tried and penalised. This was revealed yesterday by the…

07/04/2024

Operators Abusing Temporary Import Permits — Maritime Lawyers

MEMBERS of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association, NMLA, have called on the government to cancel Temporary Import Permit (TIP) on vessels in Nigeria, saying that the permit has been grossly abused by operators in both the maritime and oil and gas industries. TIPs are…

06/04/2024

Some Govs Will Turn State Police To Instrument Of Oppression – Falana

As talks about state police gain momentum, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has warned that there must be proper guarantees under the law to prevent situations where governors use police apparatus to intimidate and oppress political opponents. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria…

05/04/2024

Niger State Chief Judge Canvasses Speedy Administration of Justice

Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, has described as unacceptable, delays by the Legal Unit of the State Police Command and their constant refusal to forward case files of suspects to the Ministry of Justice for legal advice. She made this known…

05/04/2024

Alleged Tax Evasion: Arraignment of Binance Chiefs Stalled

The arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and one of its Senior Executives Tigray Gambaryan has been stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The arraignment could not go on as the second defendant, Gambaryan, has not been served with the charge by the…

04/04/2024

State Police Not Solution To Insecurity In Nigeria – Falana

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Barrister Femi Falana, has said that Nigeria should not be deceived into believing that the establishment of state police is the panacea to insecurity in the country. Falana made the remark at the 3rd Anniversary of the…

04/04/2024

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