State Bar of New York suspends law license of Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani

An appellate court  in New York, United States, has ruled that Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Guiliani can no longer practice law in New York. The court suspended Giuliani’s law license after a panel concluded he made ‘demonstrably false’ statements regarding the 2020 election which Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden. ‘[W]e conclude that there is […]

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Former NBA President, Chief Babatunde Benson is dead

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Babatunde Olusola Benson, is dead. Chief Benson, who held the traditional title of Asiwaju of Ikorodu, died on Thursday, nine days to his 89th birthday on July 4, 2021. His death was announced by Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Shotobi, and Ikorodu Branch of the NBA. […]

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ECOWAS Court rules, restraining Nigerian govt from prosecuting Nigerians over Twitter use

ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday restrained the Federal Government and its agents from prosecuting or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate or arrest people for using Twitter. In its ruling on an interlocutory application, the court restrained the Muhammadu Buhari-led government from, “unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to […]

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EFCC says Tinubu is under investigation, as Dapo Apara drags him to court over Alpha Beta

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Also, a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta LLP, Dapo Apara, has on Wednesday and through his counsel, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, filed a suit demanding a Lagos State […]

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Court stops Ondo govt from investigating chief judge

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Ondo State government from investigating the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu over a viral video made by a citizen of the state, Olupelumi Fagboyegun. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order while delivering a judgement in the suit brought by the CJ against Governor Oluwarotimi […]

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