LEGAL

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and security of election information and…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed by the 36 states of the federation to stop the Federal Government from deducting $418million from their bank account to settle the Paris Club Refund debt. The Attorney-General of…

Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Ebonyi State, Chief Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo says he will approach the Appeal Court seeking to join the defection suit against Governor David Umahi. Mr Chibueze-Agbo in a statement said that he…

The People’s Democratic Party, Ebonyi State Chapter has written a petition through its lawyer, Nkemakolam Okoro S.C Esq to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, alleging endemic and unmitigated abuse of court process by lawyers associated to the Governor…

The Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello has responded to controversies relating the payment of the annual Bar Practicing Fees by lawyers this year. The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association after its last NEC Meeting for 2021…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has approved a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the confiscation of DCP Abba Kyari and his co-accused assets. It was gathered that the NDLEA’s request, which was…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate how over N11 trillion meant to…

The Attorney’s General and Commissioners of Justice of all 36 states at its inaugural meeting held in Abuja on Monday elected the Attorney General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) as the interim Chairman of its executive committee. The Forum of States…

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has said there is a “legal connection” between embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor, in an open letter to the Attorney-General and Minister…

Did an Ikeja Special Offences Court accuse Zenith Bank Plc of bribing both the judges and lawyers for 11 years to pervert justice? Several online media outlets have made publications alleging that Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe made the claim on Tuesday, March 8, 2022…