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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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Court strikes out Awujale’s name from family suit

Court strikes out Awujale’s name from family suit

JUSTICE S. A. Olugbemi of an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has removed the name of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona from a suit filed by the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode against Otunba Subomi Balogun, Otunba Olu Adebanjo and Alhaji A.O. Sote.

Tension as Uvwie women march against soldiers over Ohorhe land

Tension as Uvwie women march against soldiers over Ohorhe land

A storm of discontent is presently brewing in Ohorhe village, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State as the Nigerian Army moves to demolish all the buildings in the area. Last week Uvwie women, numbering over 3,000, blocked the ever busy East/West road in protest, describing the move as wicked and inhuman.

FIDA restates commitment to  women’s rights

FIDA restates commitment to women’s rights

AS part of ceremonies marking this year International Women’s Day, (IWD), a non governmental organization- International Federation of Women Lawyers Nigeria, (FIDA Nigeria) has expressed its commitment to continuously work to assist the advancement of women irrespective of their sector, operation and location.

SSANU South West faults  Prof. Yakubu’s NEEDS reports

SSANU South West faults Prof. Yakubu’s NEEDS reports

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, South-Western Zone, has faulted the recommendations of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s Needs Assessment Report, describing it as biased against members of the association and an attempt to reduce the number of members of the association in Nigerian universities and consequently paralyse the entire system