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12 Mar
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Jibril Okutepa, has canvassed a situation where every post-electoral legal matter is concluded before Nigerian political office holders are sworn in.
12 Mar
Despite the existence of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, hospitals in Nigeria have continued to abandon emergency patients in contravention of the extant law.
12 Mar
The Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State has awarded N15million damages against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for infringement and violation of the fundamental human rights of a corps member, Ufumaka Glory Ukpanken.
12 Mar
An Edo-based lawyer, Douglas Ogbankwa has called on the Edo state Attorney General to recuse himself from the suit filed against him which bothers on conspiracy to commit a felony, citing concerns of political bias and prejudicial actions.
12 Mar
A Port Harcourt based lawyer, Dr. Promise Wobo Iwezor has debunked the rumour that the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has been disbanded. Recall that NBA National Executive Council...
12 Mar
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has approved the printing and distribution of 2,000 copies of a legislative drafting textbook to all Nigerian Universities.
5 Mar
The woes of the slow justice delivery system in Nigeria have continued to take toll on Nigeria’s socio-economic existence with over 198,432 cases pending at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistracy, Federal and Appeal Courts. 
5 Mar
The death of Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, a rapper, singer and songwriter, was arguably one of the most painful incidents in the entertainment industry in 2023 that got all Nigerians talking and expressing sympathy.
5 Mar
Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) wants the Federal High Court, Abuja to determine whether the 1999 Nigerian Constitution permits the 26 Rivers State legislators to veto the Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
5 Mar
A retired Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Buba, has said that Nigeria’s political class and not the judiciary is responsible for the prevailing state of impunity in virtually all the sectors of the country.
5 Mar
Suru Group Boss, Edward Akinlade has applauded the Supreme Court of Nigeria for its decisive judgement in the lawsuit between his company, Suru Worldwide and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over seizure of some of his company’s property by AMCON.
5 Mar
A commercial law firm in Lagos, Gbenga Biobaku & Co. and an accounting firm, Phillips Akindele & Co. have emphasised the imperative of continental alliance in legal practice and service delivery.

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