By Ibironke Ariyo The Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu have backed the reserved seat bill, describing it as crucial to boosting women’s participation in political leadership. This is even as the leadership of the National Assembly assured that due considerations would be given to the ReservedContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie/ By Anita Uzoagba Mr JB Dauda, SAN, Coordinator, Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF) says the criminal justice system in Nigeria earnestly needs correctional institutions to have a sane and secure space. Daudu said this at the opening of the 7th Annual Criminal Law Review conference andContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozi/Anita Uzoagba In the quest for the adherence to rule of law, experts have called for urgent reforms in the Nigeria justice system. They made the call at the opening of the 7th Annual Criminal Law Review conference organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF) onContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Monday cautioned the Bench not to become a sanctuary for compromise. Tinubu made the call at the opening of the 2025 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference of the Superior Courts in Abuja. The president warned that corruption within the Judiciary was a direct assaultContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to go ahead with its national convention until a chairmanship nomination form is made available to ex-Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa. Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment, held that the PDP, byContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Judgment in the suit filed by former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, was, on Thursday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Lamido is challenging his exclusion from contesting the chairmanship position in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention. The judgment, which was fixed forContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele Legal luminary, Prof. Yusuf Ali (SAN), has called for the adoption of a human-centered framework in Nigeria’s national security policies to ensure lasting peace and stability. Ali made the call while delivering a keynote address titled, “The Impact of National Security Policies on Vulnerable Populations: A HumanContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has called for urgent reforms in the nation’s criminal justice system to decongest the rising number of inmates in correctional centres across the country. The Executive Director of PFN, Dr Jacob Tsado, made the call at PFN’s Family Weekend and 2025 AnnualContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, fixed Nov. 20 for judgment in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IOPB) on alleged terrorism offences. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after Kanu’s defence was foreclosed following his insistence thatContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Founder and Executive Director of Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), Mrs Funke Adeoye, has won the 2025 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award of the International Bar Association (IBA). The organisation’s Communication Officer, Ms Ogechi Ogwuma, on Friday in Abuja, stated that Adeoye was selected from a globalContinue Reading
