The Grundnorm

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has temporarily halted the planned trial of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah and two other Generals accused of diverting about N13billion meant for procurement of arms. The court, in an ex-parte order that was issued by Justice […]

On convictions of elements who have committed economic and financial crimes, the Chairman of Economic and Financial Commission Abdulrasheed Bawa said that from January to November 16, 2021 the anti-graft agency recorded an unprecedented 1,576 convictions. The chairman said: “We are changing the narrative here, because I will […]

The Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights begins with a profound statement: that recognizing the dignity and equal rights of all humans “is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. These words resonate as strongly today as they did 73 years ago, when […]

“The law is made for man, and not man for the Law “-Justice Andrews Otutu Obaseki, (Justice of the Supreme Court, as he then was ). I have studied the Nigerian Criminal Justice System ,with intense circumspection and I have come to the irrefutable conclusion, that cases are […]

New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, under a law expected to be enacted next year. “We want […]

The National Industrial Court, Benin Judicial Division had on November 17, 2021 ordered the Police Service Commission and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately reinstate Mr. Esosa Aignubasinmuim, FN/368144 into the Nigerian Police Force as SERGEANT.

Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Nigeria’s biggest Copyright Collective Management Organization has issued a statement signed by its General Counsel and Head of Legal, Barrister Simi Wash-Pam. The statement reads as follows: It must now be obvious to the general public that a group made up of the […]

I Join Your Family,Friends ,Colleagues And Associates to Congratulate you on this historic and Auspicious Occasion of your FORMAL CONFERMENT OF THE RANK AND Swearing in as SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA And also to immediately point out that Your Admission into the Inner Bar Elevates you to the […]

The Sports committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch has announced the launch of the branch’s Cycling team and a coffee ride in January. According to the Chairman of the committee,Anthony Atata,this is in advancement of the “One Lawyer One Sports Campaign” Cycling among other things helps […]

The Sports committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch has announced the launch of the branch’s Cycling team and a coffee ride in January. According to the Chairman of the committee,Anthony Atata,this is in advancement of the “One Lawyer One Sports Campaign” Cycling among other things helps […]

The Human Rights Tulip 2021 has been awarded to the Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo. The prize was presented by foreign minister of Netherlands, Ben Knapen. The Human Rights Tulip is a prize awarded annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands to human rights defenders or […]

The Canadian Minister of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, have announced additional border measures to reduce the risk of the importation and transmission of COVID-19 and its variants in Canada related […]

The Lagos State Government has released its White Papers on the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on General Police Brutality Cases and Lekki Incident Investigation, rejecting the claim that nine people died at the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza. In the White Paper released by the State […]

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to […]

Ebun Olu- Adegboruwa has raised alarm over his safety and has alleged attacks on him as a result of the Endsars report submitted by the endsars panel where he served as a member. The endsars report indicted both the federal and Lagos State government holding them complicit in […]