The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site of curious jurisprudence since the Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate, Harry Johnston, procured the judicial liquidation of King Jaja of Opobo in December 1887 in Accra, present capital of Ghana. The charge...
The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman Mohammed, continued last Wednesday when the 14th Prosecution Witness, one Mohammed Ashelk Jidda told the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho that Mamman paid him a dollar equivalent of N200 million in cash for the purchase of a five-bedroom property in Wuse, Abuja.
The Body of Benchers, the highest regulatory organ of the legal profession in Nigeria, recently inducted several distinguished legal professionals as Life Benchers at an event held at its headquarters in Abuja.
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.
Nigeria Adopts Drone Technology for Faster Blood Delivery Nigeria’s healthcare system is set for a major transformation as the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) partners with Zipline International Nigeria Limited to deploy drone technology for efficient blood distribution across the country.
NBA Remuneration Committee Calls for Compliance with Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee led by Chief Emeka Obegolu, PhD., SAN, has urged all State Attorneys General to ensure strict compliance with the Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023.
By Levi Shaapera “In Nigeria, wrongdoers get away with impunity because the system offers no immediate remedy.” – J.S. Okutepa, SAN
𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗷𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝘂𝘁. By Sylvester Udemezue MEMORY VERSE:
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.