Law & Human Rights

Lawyer in trouble for testing Supreme Court’s finality, gets ban, N50m fine

Lawyer in trouble for testing Supreme Court’s finality, gets ban, N50m fine

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The extent to which legal practitioners can stretch the provisions of Order 20 Rule 4 of the Supreme Court Rules 2024 became a matter of public discourse recently. This was after the apex court unleashed the sledgehammer against a lawyer it ordered to personally pay a cost of N50 million for bringing […]
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As the bill to amend the Central Bank Act runs into hot water…(3)

As the bill to amend the Central Bank Act runs into hot water…(3)

Are the net consequences of a law perfectly knowable from either perspective or does the possibility of unforeseeable consequences exist? Can the unforeseeable risks be minimized either by construction of the laws to allow for contingencies or by regulating other rules or contributing factors?

Is compulsory blood donation breach of fundamental right?

Is compulsory blood donation breach of fundamental right?

As today is observed as World Blood Donor Day for the recognition and appreciation of millions of blood donors across the globe by the World Health Organization (WHO), the issue of blood donation has again come to front burner, even as the act of donating blood to save life is now more becoming controversial.

DANA crash: Agbakoba requests inquest

DANA crash: Agbakoba requests inquest

Lagos Lawyer, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba,SAN has asked the Chief Lagos Coroner to carry out investigation into the cause of the Dana airline crashed that occurred in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos. In the petition to the court, Agbakoba urged the court to consider the collateral damage caused by the air crash which resulted in fatalities in residential accommodation located at Iju-Ishaga and constitute a panel to investigate the accident.