Reminiscences of My Sojourn at the University of Nigeria, 1983-1989 By Monday Ubani Distinguished alumni, ladies and gentlemen, There are places we visit, places we live in, and places that live in us.For me, the University of Nigeria is not merely a place I attended between 1983 and 1989. It is a place that became...
The prosecution of former NBA Shendam Branch Chairman Gabriel Tsenyen has become more than a dispute over an online post. It is emerging as an important test of how Nigeria’s criminal justice system will draw the line between criminal conduct and expression in the country’s increasingly influential digital community spaces. What began as an exchange...
A mild drama ensued last Thursday at the Lagos State High Court after a judge ordered arrest of an alleged fake lawyer. The suspect, who was fully robed in lawyers’ regalia including wig and gown, was in the court to represent a client but was taken into custody after the judge questioned his status as...
By Frank Tietie Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been trending recently in the Nigerian media for good reasons, and even die-hard critics of President Bola Tinubu and opposition figures have been unable to fault the Commission’s unprecedented achievements in just 3 and a half years. Under the Bola Tinubu administration, between October...
Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said Peter Obi also spends money in pursuit of elective office, contrary to the popular perception that the former Anambra State governor does not engage in financial inducement of politicians and delegates. Olayinka made the claim on Friday during an...
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an initial public offering of Dangote Group’s refinery business, the company said on Friday, officially kicking off Africa’s biggest-ever share sale. The IPO could raise approximately ₦2.15 trillion ($1.63 billion) if fully subscribed, with the company planning to sell 4.1 billion ordinary shares at 525 naira per...
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United States President Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Karl Von Batten, Managing Partner of Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., as a member of a presidential commission. Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. is at the centre of a publicity blitz over President Bola Tinubu’s alleged drug dealing Freedom of Information (FOI) case in the United States. Announcing the appointment, the...
Federal Capital Territory Minister and former Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has stirred fresh controversy within Nigeria’s legal community following his comments on the election that produced Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Wike, while speaking about the NBA presidential election, disclosed that he did not support Badejo-Okusanya’s candidacy...
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has raised concerns over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, urging authorities to resolve outstanding issues surrounding his bail and ensure that his constitutional rights are protected. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the council said the credibility of Nigeria’s justice system depended...