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A challenge to the appointment of an arbitrator in a claim arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been thrown out by the UK Supreme Court today in a ruling that could clarify the law over the disclosure of facts giving rise to suspicions of bias.

Five days after he was remanded at the Kuje Correctional Center, the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to Senator Ali Ndume. Ndume who represents Borno South Senatorial District was remanded in prison custody over his failure to produce the former Chairman of the defunct […]

Brazzaville, 19 November 2020 – With the end of year approaching and many African families planning get-togethers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to be on high alert for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. This comes as nearly 20 countries in the region experience an […]

Introduction First, they started talking, then they started learning, now they are automated—are machines taking over? Is man creating “man” out of machines by the breath of algorithms? The ever-advancing and disruptive innovations of AI have permeated virtually all fields of life, including the legal profession that has […]

The New Nigeria Police Act,2020 which has been signed into Law brought some new vistas to Policing and Police Business in Nigeria however, there are still some deficiencies . One of the major in roads made by the Act include the obligatory essence of every Police Investigation to […]

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for Good Governance has urged security agencies to remain focused toward ridding Nigeria of all unpatriotic elements. Mr Olayemi Success, Chief Convener of the CSOs, made the call at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. Success also advised officers and […]

Law enforcement officers in areas worst affected by the #EndSARS protests in the southern part of the country have resolved to continue to stay off their duty posts, especially during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. Rising from a joint meeting of the law enforcement officers weekend, […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to end impunity for crimes against members of the public, including journalists. Malami made this known in his message commemorating the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against […]

This 2020 Black Friday, Notstreet International in partnership with The Grundnorm will build Law Firm websites for Lawyers/Law Firms who do not own a website in a new project named “Website for every Nigerian Law Firm” The cost of the website will be N35,000 (Thirty Five Thousand Naira) […]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE, CHIEF NYESOM EZENWO WIKE, CON, GSSRS, POS AFRICA 1st November, 2020 Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, P.O.S AFRICAExecutive Governor ofRivers State. Sir,OYIBGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL CURFEWA CALL FOR COMPASSIONI condemn in very strong terms the unwarranted and wanton […]

The Nigerian Inter Religious Council (NIREC) has asked the Federal Government to immediately take measures to bring a quick and peaceful resolution to the current wave of protests by Nigerian youths over alleged bad governance and police brutality. The council also warned that soldiers and other security personnel […]

Peoples Life Improvement Foundation (PLIF) has blamed the fraudulent electoral system and bad leadership in Nigeria for the protests, which have turned bloody. It challenged the National Assembly and the presidency to immediately sign into law the amended Electoral Act to bring about good governance. The National Publicity […]

Armless citizens at the tolls ,Trying to keep the Rulers on their toes ,Covering the events on their phones ,But the Rulers are only concerned about the Polls . Celebraties were there with their fans ,They hand no guns to bare their fangs ,They had just the Nigerian […]

Press Release The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch condemns in its strongest terms the brazen and wanton destruction of the High Court building and other amenities in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State by cretins who now appear to have hijacked the otherwise […]

The Senate on Tuesday approved and confirmed the appointments of eight Supreme Court justices The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had through a letter read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, penultimate week, asked the Senate to approve the appointment of the eight justices. Buhari […]