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Nigerian Lawyers
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee Fines Lawyer N200,000 For Delaying Hearing
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has imposed a fine of N200,000 on lawyer, A. O. Amagwula for causing…
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Law Enforcement
Bauchi NGO Calls For Urgent Implementation Of VAPP And Child Protection Laws
Aid Connect for Development, a non-governmental organization, has urged the Bauchi State government to expedite the implementation of the…
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Crime
Joint Operation Leads To Arrest Of 11 Cybercrime Suspects And Recovery Of $33,320
A collaborative effort between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Police Agency of Japan has resulted in…
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Foreign News
Iran Intensifies Crackdown On Lawyers Amid Allegations Of State Propaganda
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has reported a disturbing trend of increased persecution against lawyers who…
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Litigation
House Of Representatives Member Philip Agbese Sues Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Over Bribery Allegations
Philip Agbese, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive…
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The Parliament
Former Lagos Speaker Obasa Sues Assembly, New Speaker Over Impeachment
Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has filed a lawsuit against the Assembly and…
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Metro News
World’s First Openly Gay Imam, Moegsien Hendricks, Shot Dead In South Africa
Moegsien Hendricks, recognized as the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot and killed in Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape, South…
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Metro News
Miss Universe Africa Chidimma Adetshina’s Mother Detained In South Africa, Faces Deportation
Anabela Rungo, mother of Miss Universe Africa and Oceania 2024, Chidimma Adetshina, has been detained by South Africa’s Department of…
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Metro News
Igbo Town Unions Petition UN, ECOWAS Over Lagos Property Demolitions
The Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU) has petitioned the United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West…
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Metro News
Ndume Urges Nigerian Government To Probe Allegations Of USAID Funding Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has called on the Nigerian government to launch a thorough investigation into allegations that…
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Litigation
NNPC Dismisses Viral Video Claiming Dangote Refinery’s Petrol Lasts Longer, Threatens Legal Action
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has debunked claims circulating in a viral video that petrol refined by Dangote…
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Metro News
SERAP Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum To CBN Over ATM Transaction Fee Hike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 48 hours to reverse its…
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Politics
INEC Proposes Ban On Large Cash Transactions At Polling Stations To Curb Vote-Buying
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to implement stricter regulations prohibiting individuals from…
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Politics
Edo Government Indicts Obaseki, PDP Leaders, And Impeached LG Chairmen In N96 Billion Fraud Scandal
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has announced that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute several recently…
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Litigation
Jay-Z Sues Attorney Tony Buzbee For Defamation Over False Assault Allegations, Claims $20M In Losses
Hip-hop icon Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has filed a lawsuit against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, accusing him of defamation, civil…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Lawyer Calls For Public Reprimand Of Assaulted UNIZIK Lecturer, Cites Improper Conduct
A Nigerian lawyer, Barrister Enyinnaya Nwosu, has urged Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to publicly reprimand Dr. Chukwudi Okoye, the…
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