The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, have renewed calls for the release of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who has remained in custody since February. Obi’s media aide, Idris Zekeri, said that the former Anambra State governor had consistently demanded...
The Imo State Government has postponed indefinitely the Local Government elections earlier scheduled for today, Saturday, September 26, 2026. Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Mr. Declan Emelumba, said that the election was stalled due to lawsuits challenging the conduct of the poll. Emelumba said some opposition political parties had approached the...
A strike by researchers from law firm directory Legal 500 is set to continue into a third week, with no resolution to the pay dispute in sight. Around 60 staff who carry out interviews with law firms who want to be included in the rankings have been on strike for two weeks. The researchers, senior...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN has assured the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) that she would attend its forthcoming 2026 Annual Conference alongside many members of her Executive Committee. She also assured the delegation led by NBA-SPIDEL Chair, Prof. Uju Agomoh of her readiness...
Stakeholders on Tuesday convened at the United Nations House in Abuja to review the human rights situation in Nigeria and deliberate on measures to strengthen human rights protection, justice and accountability across the country. The meeting, organised by the Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), brought together representatives of government institutions, civil society organisations, development partners,...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued an order for President Bola Tinubu to be served, within seven days, with the suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election over his alleged submission of forged certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a ruling, Justice Ekwo...
Legal luminaries, civil society leaders, and electoral experts gathered in Lagos on Thursday, September 17, 2026, for the 3rd edition of the Tunji Braithwaite Symposium, issuing a stern indictment of the Nigerian judiciary over its persistent imposition of election winners against the clear mandate of the electorate. The panel of speakers including retired Court of...
The Federal Government has commenced a six-week review of Nigeria’s tax laws to address implementation gaps, ambiguities and unintended consequences identified since the reforms took effect in January.The review will examine Value Added Tax thresholds, withholding tax, capital gains treatment, multiple taxation and other aspects of the tax regime. Its recommendations are expected to inform...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, recently joined legislators at the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the proposed Street Begging and Street Urchins (Prohibition, Prevention and Rehabilitation) Bill 2026 at the public hearing. Presenting the Memorandum of the Branch’s Law Reform Committee, the Chairman of NBA Lagos Branch, Mrs. Uchenna Ogunedo...
Chief Ebele Nwokoye, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has been conferred with the controversial ‘blue silk’ rank as a Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN). The rank is reportedly designed as an alternative to the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) conferred by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC). Nwokoye,...