Pretoria – A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly keeping fifteen children tied in chains in Suleja local government area, in Niger State, police have said on Monday.In a statement, Niger State police spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, said that the children were between two and ten years of […]

Several eminent guests at the recently held 14th annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) have commended the organisers for putting together a world-class e-conference.There were over 3,500 delegates in attendance at the two-day e-Conference, which took place on Thursday, July […]

Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji, and a number of experts have picked poor funding as one of the major factors militating against full implementation of Child Rights Act and Family Court in the state.Opening a two-day training yesterday on the family court rules […]

The former president of the West African Bar Association and human rights campaigner, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has called for the cancellation of payment of electricity bills across the country as a result of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.The senior advocate of Nigeria made the call during the Lagos […]

A Virtual Quarterly General Meeting of the Eastern Bar Forum was held on Saturday, 18th July, 2020. The virtual meeting is the first of its kind by the Forum to be held on a Cloud Based Video Communication Application, Zoom. The meeting witnessed a huge attendance by members […]

FORMER YLF CHAIRMAN, NBA PH., JOSEPH C. ASAWABELEM, ESQ,., ENDORSED DR. BABATUNDE AJIBADE SAN, FOR NBA PRESIDENT. I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I […]

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday alerted Nigerian taxpayers in advance to prepare to shoulder a N5 trillion debt burden in the event it is unable to recover outstanding monies owed by recalcitrant debtors.The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr Ahmed […]

IT is cheering news that the hundreds of Nigerian-owned businesses earlier shut in Ghana are being reopened after over six months of closure.This might be part of a gradual easing of months-long tensions between the two West African Anglophone countries over trade disputes and a diplomatic spat, with […]

As the NBA General Elections 2020 draw closer, it is pertinent that as lawyers, we must reevaluate and appraise the various candidates, vis-a-vis their plans for the Bar. Leadership of the Bar is a serious business and must be handed to serious and committed minds, who are well […]

I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I am fully persuaded that Dr. B. Ajibade, SAN, apart from being easily the most popular candidate amongst […]

I have been previleged to interact with Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN, one-on-one. I have also taken time out to peruse through his profile and manifestoe and can safely posit that I am fully persuaded that Dr. B. Ajibade, SAN, apart from being easily the most popular candidate amongst […]

I have painstakingly perused the manifestos and blue prints of the various aspirants for the position of NBA General Secretary. Much as they are replete with noble gestures and innovations, you will agree that manifestos alone cannot instill the desired change in our secretariat. What is required is […]

BLACK LIVES MATTTERS, THE LIFE OF FORMER NDDC BOSS MATTERS BUT THE LIFE OF THE IKOKO FIVE? Blacklivesmatters! #blacklivesmatters!!, #Blacklivesmatters!!! Just few months ago this hashtag reverberated through out our social media space by overzealous, hypocritical Nigerians who jettisoned the saying that charity begins at home. Before you […]

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered the return of two houses belonging to former Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki that were forfeited to the Nigerian government.The Federal High Court in Lagos in 2019, ordered the interim forfeiture of two properties located at Ilorin, Kwara […]

AS the number of confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) rises across the world and the race for a solution intensifies, with different countries seeking local remedies, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has insisted that no Rapid Test Kit has been approved for COVID-19 […]