By Ibironke Ariyo The Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Babatunde Adejumo, has called for strict regulation, training and retraining of government drivers across the country. Babatunde made the call in his goodwill message at the National Summit of the Special Marshals of the Federal Road Safety CorpsContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) have called for collaboration to improve access to justice and legal services for vulnerable populations. Speaking during a validation workshop in Abuja, Dr Uju Agomoh, the Executive Director of PRAWA, presented anContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Anti-corruption advocates, civil society organisations and legal experts have called for whistleblower protection law to empower citizens and public servants in their fight against corruption. They said that stronger legal safeguards were imperative to the fight against corruption in Nigeria. They made the call at the FirstContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal Government, on Tuesday, filed a suit against politician Omoyele Sowore, Facebook’s parent company Meta, and X Corp. for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal MinistryContinue Reading
Suit By Taiye Agbaje The Federal Government, on Tuesday, sued a politician, Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu. The FG, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025 also joined Mata (Facebook) Incorp. and X Incorp. as defendants at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The criminal charge dated Sept. 16,Continue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has inaugurated disability inclusion Technical Working Group for the implementation of the Disability Rights Act 2018. The consultative meeting and inauguration was organised by NHRC with support from Sightsavers international. The Executive secretary, NHRC, Dr Tony Ojukwu (SAN) said that itContinue Reading
By Patience Omoha Threat A Wuse Magistrate Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 27-year old man, Chidera Njoku, at a correctional centre for allegedly threatening his mother’s life. The defendant, who lives at Kabusa Village, Abuja, is facing a six-count charge of threat to life, assault, theft, extortion, mischief andContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the swift trial and conviction of separatist Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by a Finnish court for terrorism-related offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that The Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti, Finland,Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has pledged wide-ranging reforms in the areas of law, governance, economy, technology, gender equality, taxation, infrastructure, and financial accountability at the end of its 65th Annual General Conference. The association said the resolutions were part of its commitment to strengthen the legalContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has said the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has failed to ensure Local Government autonomy, because State Governments exert undue financial and administrative control. Ndarani made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday inContinue Reading
