…Revenue Service, NRS, formally known as FIRS. Is there no conflict in this? As a lawyer, by the grace of God, on Monday, I’m going to court. We have to test that.” Melaye argued that Adedeji, as a public servant, was expected to comply with the Public Service Rules. “If that is not conflict of interest, I don’t know wh…
…key stakeholders in the electoral process, including Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, lawyers and regional groups, among others, cautioned political parties, candidates and their supporters against hate speech, ethnic profiling and violence, urging them to make the 2027 contest a battle of ideas focused on the econom…
50-year-old single father says he's seeking a wife who is a nurse, lawyer, or high ranking military officer A single father's post is circulating on Facebook after he listed his requirements for a wife. The man said he is a 50-year-old civil servant with two kids and he wants a woman who is either a nurse, a lawyer, or…
…Also: Governor Adeleke’s victory: Nigerians must replicate Osun experience in 2027 — Lawyers, activists Obi, who said Nigeria can work and must work, unveiled his agenda in critical sectors and listed five critical questions that should inform the choice of voters in the election. “Are Nigerians better off than they we…
…significant pressure in the coming days to find an off-ramp,” added Majerus, a trade lawyer with King & Spalding. Christopher Padilla, another former US official who is now with Brunswick Group, told AFP there has been “a lot of hope among businesses on both sides” for a deal to “turn the page on what has been a very d…
…life, liberty and a fair hearing. AI urged the authorities to allow detainees access to lawyers, their families and medical care, and to stop arbitrary arrests of opposition members and the crackdown on peaceful dissent. “The detainees must be promptly brought before an independent court,” Chagutah added, saying anyone…
…the state takes pride in figures like Akintola Sapara-Williams, the first Nigerian lawyer, and Hon. Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu, the first Nigerian judge to sit on the Supreme Court bench. It gave Nigeria Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, the first indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria, as well as legendary legal luminaries and Senio…
…DNA is not recognized in our laws as a way of proving the paternity of a child - Abuja lawyer Stan Alieke (video) An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Stan Alieke, has ignited a fierce online debate after asserting that DNA tests hold secondary status under Nigerian law when determining child paternity. In a viral video,…
…Markle is best known for her role in the popular US legal drama Suits, where she played lawyer Rachel Zane for seven seasons until her engagement to Prince Harry.After her final episode aired in 2018 and she joined the royal family, the 45-year-old duchess paused her acting career and has not taken on a regular scripte…
…the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer in the defense opening called the prosecution's narrative "fiction." Lawyer Michael Sanft told jurors Davis wasn't previously charged, despite implicating himself in interviews and his memoir, because law enforcement knew th…
…an abortion. According to previous court filings reported by The Texas Tribune, their lawyers argued that West had initially agreed to the abortion, even scheduling the procedure, before changing her mind. West has denied doing anything wrong and is asking the court to throw out the lawsuit against her. Since his birth…
…Consortium as part of the growing constituency behind the Nigerian’s bid. Duke-Abiola, a lawyer, human-rights advocate and migration and border expert, is the widow of the late Chief MKO Abiola, who was declared the winner of Nigeria’s June 12, 1993 presidential election by the then National Electoral Commission. The c…
…African nations, according to immigration advocates.Concerns Raised by Immigration LawyersImmigration lawyers have described the use of third-country deportations as a legal workaround that effectively pushes asylum-seekers back towards the home countries they originally fled.In many of these cases, migrants are sent t…
…controversial posts about celebrity chef Hilda Baci following legal pressure from her lawyersLaw firm Olaniwun Ajayi sent a demand letter citing defamation and violations under the Cybercrimes Act, giving him 3 days to complyHilda Baci's legal team demanded a public apology, retraction across all platforms, and that he…
…(DEA) to release records tied to allegations of drug traff1cking against him.Tinubu's lawyer, Christopher Carmichael, filed a notice of joinder at the US District Court, aligning the Nigerian president with the Department of Justice's request for a 10-day extension. Tinubu's 10-day extension bid rejected: "We surmise h…
…from indigent families. The 32 minors remained in detention until a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, volunteered to represent them in court on a pro bono basis. The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN), which is statutorily mandated to provide free, effective, and efficient legal aid to indigent Nigerians, has re…
…in connection with the same consignment of firearms. The Customs Service, through its lawyers, David Ereh and Kehinde Bode-Ayeni, had filed an ex parte application seeking an order to remand the three suspects. The application was brought pursuant to Sections 294 and 295 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 20…
…bar, educate themselves to the strata we are operating under.” He also said Eba, as a lawyer, had the option of seeking legal redress if he believed his removal from office was unjustified. “If he thinks he was pushed out of office wrongly, he is a lawyer. He should have gone to court,” Cobham said. On Eba’s movement f…
…have been charged with "abetment to suicide" and "cruelty". Her husband Samarth Singh, a lawyer, and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a retired judge, have denied the allegations against them. The model and her husbandTwisha's de@th has generated an extraordinary interest in India because in public perception, members of…
…Washington's decision to sanction its president, Tomoko Akane, and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye SeyeThe Trump administration added both officials to its sanctions list as part of its campaign against what it calls a corrupt and politicised courtJapan, the ICC's biggest funder, and the European Union pushed back agains…
…rejects the transfer order, which it says was made following an application filed by lawyers acting on behalf of the president.President Bola Tinubu attends an official engagement amid a legal challenge over his academic credentials. Photo: ABATChallenges Tinubu Suit Transfer To AbujaThe CFRPA filed suit number FHC/KN/…
…sanctions on International Criminal Court President, Tomoko Akane, and senior trial lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign against the Hague-based court. Akane, a Japanese judge who heads the ICC, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were sanct…
…proved too much for Hassan, who fainted as he attempted to stop the confrontation. His lawyer, however, denied rumors that he had suffered a medical crisis, stating that he remains in good health. In the aftermath, the Egypt manager is said to have divorced his first wife, Howaida, officially signing the divorce papers…
…policies that bring tangible improvements to the lives of Osun residents.Olajengbesi: Lawyer who stood firmly behind Adeleke's victoryEarlier, Legit.ng reported that when the final results of the Osun governorship election began to favour Governor Ademola Adeleke, one name was repeatedly heard from the campaign's media…
…trial, which opened on August 10 at the Bamako Court of Appeal’s criminal chamber. Two lawyers told AFP on condition of anonymity that the prosecutor had told the trial that “Ras Bath is a danger” to the junta and “must be kept a long way from social media and the radio”. Prosecutors alleged the broadcaster and influen…