BY EMEKA NWADIOKE It is no longer news that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given all business owners and entrepreneurs a June 10, 2025, deadline to register their businesses or face prosecution. The warning is contained in a Public Notice issued by the Commission and dated April 29, 2025. The implication of the warning...
A Law firm at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Central Business District, Lagos requires the services of a Litigation Counsel for immediate employment. REQUIREMENTS: * 2-5 years post-qualification experience * Excellent litigation skills * Experience in commercial litigation, including Appeal Court cases. * Ability to work with minimal supervision. Lawyers who meet the above criteria...
APPLICATIONS OF NON-INSIDERS GO INTO THE BIN, THE ‘SLOTS’ HAD ALL BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE SONS, DAUGHTERS, WIVES, RELATIVES OF ‘OWNERS OF THE JUDICIARY’ …. ODINKALU In what some stakeholders consider as a groundbreaking move, the National Judicial Council (NJC) introduced a policy aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the appointment of judicial officers...
“NJC directs Imo State Governor to reverse the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge. • Imo State Acting Chief Judge to show cause within 7 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him. • President Customary Court of Appeal, Imo State to show cause within 7 days why disciplinary action should not be...
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 banks to immediately return a total of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently transferred by hackers from an unnamed old generation bank. The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, follows an exparte motion filed in suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The court directed the financial institutions to place...
In a development stirring strong reactions within Imo State’s legal community, two constitutional suits filed by activist and former NBA Owerri Secretary, Mr. Chinedu Agu, have been reassigned to a new judge and given the same hearing date —3 0th May, 2025. The first matter, Suit No. HIH/8M/2025, Seeks extension of time to apply for...
EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERING HUMANITY: CELEBRATING IWD 2025 As we commemorate International Women’s Day 2025, I am honored to join the global movement to “Accelerate Action” for women’s empowerment. This theme resonates deeply with me as a woman, reminding me that collective action is necessary to drive meaningful change and create a more just and equitable...
Embattled Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Chief Frederick Nwajagu, has appealed his conviction by the Lagos State High Court for unlawfully presenting himself as a titled chief in Lagos.
Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), Principal Counsel and Head of Practice, Rickey Tarfa & Co., turns 63 years today.
One of Nigeria’s top politicians, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has denied allegations of sexual harassment made against him by fellow senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. During Wednesday’s senate session, Akpabio stated that he was raised with strong values by his late mother and has never harassed any woman.