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Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says Nigerians deserve to know the “whole truth” on the controversy surrounding the oil prospecting licence 245 known as the OPL 245 deal. Adoke, who was the AGF and minister of justice between 2010…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Nigerian business community to insist on transacting business in naira, including using the same to pay for goods imported from China. In a statement made available to the media on Monday, Falana…

Some senior lawyers have backed the appointment of Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, by President Bola Tinubu, saying the Nigerian Constitution also supports her appointment. The lawyers argued that the Constitution is superior to the NYSC Act. Musawa was…

Long-standing Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs SAN has asked the Department of State Service (DSS) to release the suspended Chairman of the commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa. In a two-page Press Release obtained by press, Jacobs stated that…

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba has called on the new Attorney General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to unbundle the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and restrict it to investigations. Agbakoba, in a statement…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN at the weekend demanded for the release of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, having spent 67 days in the detention of DSS without any charges and trial. According to Falana,…

Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has commended President Bola Tinubu for yielding to the long-awaited policy advocacy of the nation’s maritime community by creating the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy to drive growth in the sector. According to Agbakoba, the…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Friday, alleged that at least $9 billion worth of gold is being illegally taken from Nigeria annually. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Falana said; “Just yesterday, a friend was asking me ‘how can this government…

Foremost Senior Advocate of Nigeria, JS Okutepa SAN has described the new Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi as one with “capability and Capacity” to deliver the job. Okutepa SAN made this known in a statement on Wednesday,…