Law

A Lagos based lawyer, Mr. Lanre Balogun, has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ogun State Ministry of Justice, to withdraw the charge against his client, Alhaji Ibrahim Ibuoye.

The court is a quiet place where judgments are delivered when there are conflicts. Because of its importance in ensuring an orderly society, the chambers of the judges who man the courts are said to be hallowed and highly revered.

Human right lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has filed a suit before the Federal High Court, Lagos, challenging the violation of his right as well as the right of citizens to protest by the Nigerian Army.

An Ogun State High Court sitting in Shagamu has fixed November 30, 2020 to rule on an application filed by members of the Efure community, Offin in Sagamu area of the state over the legal status of an associatiion.

Lawbreed Limited, the authorised publishers of Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (S.C. Reports) has sent a heartfelt message of solidarity and comfort to those who unfortunately lost their loved ones during the recent EndSARS protest that shook the entire country.

A couple, Mr. Okuchukwu Obiechina and his wife have narrated before members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Related Abuses and other Matters, how they lost two pregnancies while undergoing torture in custody...

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application by a former ECOWAS staff, Prof Abdulsalami Nasidi alleging that ECOWAS wrongfully terminated his appointment as the Acting Director of the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC).

Tackling rising cases of crime within communities will require a holistic and measured approach, which must include restorative justice, faith-based therapies, and communities’ support. While restorative justice seeks to compensate or placate the victim of crime, faith-based therapy involves religious groups exposing virtues of decency to those with criminal intents with a view to discouraging them…

The case between Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates of Architecture in Nigeria and Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Nigerian Institute of Architects, National Board of Technical Education, and others has been adjourned till November 4, 2020. Aggrieved HND graduates of architecture had filed the suit against ARCON for the manner the Council and the Nigerian Institute of Architects…

AfBA set to work with the body at international justice system The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Federal Government and all relevant authorities to carry out a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation to identify those who ordered or are behind the shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza. They also called on President Muhammadu…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the appeal filed by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) against the judgment delivered by a Lagos High Court in favour of Food Concept & Entertainment Limited. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo had on June 22, 2012, delivered a ruling in favour of the firm in a suit where the…

The convener, Access to Justice, Bar. Joseph Otteh in this interview with Assistant Editor, Law and Foreign Affairs, JOSEPH ONYEKWERE, examines the fallout of the #EndSARS peaceful protest that snowballed into unimaginable crisis and gives the verdict that the three arms of government are complicit in creating the calamity. What is your reaction to the…