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In Nigeria, every act of political grubbiness, sooner or later, ends up before the courts. The kinds of things that come out of the courts in these disputes defy understanding. Colonial rule in Nigeria established a durable method of cleaning up dirty politics. It always found a judge or judicial order to give it the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Council of Legal Education (CLE), in a circular issued on Friday, has released the list of 114 universities approved to run law programmes in Nigeria. The Council of Legal Education is the statutory body responsible for the professional training and regulation of aspiring lawyers in Nigeria. The council said only the listed universities are […]
Continue ReadingA fresh legal controversy has erupted around the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, following a petition challenging the legality of his enrolment as a legal practitioner and the authenticity of his participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to a report by thenigerialawyer.com, a former First Vice President of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has signed the Senior Citizens Welfare Bill into law, providing comprehensive support for elderly residents of the state. This landmark policy entitles eligible elderly residents, aged 60 years and above, to a free monthly stipend, free medical care, and other social support for life, aiming to improve their […]
Continue ReadingIntroduction The Independent National Electoral Commission (The Commission) is constitutionally, legally, and administratively obligated to register any Association that meets the prescribed threshold for registration. That is the essence of constitutional democracy, founded on the law and due process. This obligation is grounded in the fact that the Commission is a creation of the Constitution and […]
Continue ReadingIn 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria, of the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji has signed into law three bills including Ekiti state property protection (Anti land grabbing, second amendment law, 2024) passed by the state House of Assembly, stressing the need to regulate and sanitize land acquisition processes in the state. When fully operational, the law will prohibit forceful entry, illegal occupation […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria’s Student Loan Bill into law. Giving out student loan was one of Tinubu’s campaign promises and he said at the time that it was part of his effort to develop the education sector and also build the youth capacity. Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila; a […]
Continue ReadingFinally, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; President of Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into law, a bill regulating Real Estate transactions in the state. Mr. Sanwo-Olu signed the bill at the Executive Chamber at the Lagos House in the Ikeja area on Monday. In attendance at the signing ceremony were the Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai; the Attorney General […]
Continue ReadingA Chief Superintendent of Police attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Kazeem Abonde, was murdered on Thursday by hoodlums in the Ajao Estate area of the state. Abonde, who was also a lawyer and a native of Ona Ara Local Government, Oyo State, was killed nine months to his retirement from the Nigeria Police […]
Continue ReadingFrom 1984 to 1999, I was subjected to constant harassment by the security and intelligence community in Nigeria. Not for posing any threat to national security or for contributing to the economic adversity of the country. But for teaming up with other patriotic forces to challenge unbridled corruption, unabashed executive lawlessness, gross human rights abuse […]
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