The Grundnorm

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a total of 321 offenders have been arrested for violating restriction order in some states.

The former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, as well as pop singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, have been taken into custody by the police.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said its executive board would soon meet over a fresh $3.4bn loan request from Nigeria.

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will stand trial on charges related to the 1989 coup that brought him to power as well as a crackdown on the protests that eventually led to his ouster, the General Attorney said.

In just a few weeks, a legal industry that seemed cautiously optimistic about the year ahead changed its tone drastically, as law firm leaders quickly shifted focus to the new coronavirus—first complying with measures meant to limit its spread and then preparing for any number of potential economic […]

Overview This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, health care managers, […]

CORONAVIRUS : GOVERNOR WIKE SETS ASIDE N2BILLION TO EMPOWER FARMERS AND FISHERMEN In a move to ensure that Rivers people don’t suffer during this trying period, the Rivers State Government has set aside N2BILLION for the launch of the State Farmer/Fisherman Empowerment Programme to purchase and distribute foodstuffs […]

Rivers State has recorded another positive case of the Coronavirus. The individual who returned to the state before the border closure had been under observation and self isolation since returning from an area affected by Corona Virus.

Garnishee proceedings is not new to the legal circle and litigants who have obtained executory judgments from any of the Courts in Nigeria. Nonetheless, it is regarded as one of the popular means of enforcing monetary judgments by judgment creditors. Despite the huge contributions of this legal procedural […]

The Nigerian Bar Association, Ungoggo Branch sets up a committee for the provision of palliative support materials for the Branch Young and vulnerable Lawyers with a view to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 (Corona Virus) pandemic.

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association ,Lagos has announced plans to send food packs to Lawyers in the branch.According to the statement release on the NBA Lagos whatsapp group,the initiative is sponsored by the friends of Olumide Akpata.

In response to Cuba’s main opposition leader, José Daniel Ferrer García, being convicted today for “injuries” and “privation of liberty” and sentenced to four and a half years of house arrest, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:

Before I begin this tribute to one of the greatest teachers of all time, I wish to brag that I am supposed to be the only person in the whole world with this picture of Dr Kole Abayomi attached (below) to this post. Relax, I will tell you […]

Dear friends, We are living in extraordinary times. I send you my sincerest greetings and profound wishes that you and your families are safe and well.As international lawyers – servants and agents of the global economy – we are witnessing our economy being closed down with unprecedented speed. […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced the creation of a new bipartisan House select committee on the corona virus crisis that will exercise oversight of the federal response to the pandemic and be chaired by Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.