…contact lines Nigerians can use to report officers who demand payment for bailProminent lawyer Stan Alieke backed the police position and urged Nigerians to read bail forms carefully before signingPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!A prominent Nige…
…was leaving voluntarily, just days after her strongest week in the houseThe 25-year-old lawyer had won the Head of House title, the weekly Wager, and the Friday Arena Games before making her surprise decisionHousemates rushed to surround her as she moved toward the diary room, but Neche had already made up her mindPAY…
…after it tried to force his children to testify in his $10billion defamation lawsuit. Lawyers representing the broadcaster have asked a Florida court for permission to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, after reportedly being unable to serve them with the legal documents because of…
…was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13 through his lawyer, Ubong Akpan. El-Rufai joined the ICPC chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation as second and third defendants alongside the commission itself.Ex-Kaduna State Gov Nasir El-Rufai has filed a fresh N10 billion fundamental rights suit…
…assistance to those involved. “Well, we have been talking. I have been calling all my lawyers to go there. I’m sure the APC in Osun, according to them, they are telling us they are using federal might,” he remarked. The governor’s latest decision effectively brings his administration’s court battle with the EFCC to an…
"Hilda Baci and Dapper are no longer together" - Lawyer reacts after Seyi Vibez drags celebrity chef into music label drama Entertainment lawyer, has reacted after celebrity chef Hilda Baci was mentioned in the ongoing controversy involving music executive Dapper. The lawyer questioned why Hilda was being dragged into…
…within Nigeria’s public sector, including accountants, personnel managers, engineers, lawyers, procurement specialists, surveyors, architects, medical professionals, teachers, nurses, pharmacists and other specialists. For instance, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria regulates the accountancy profession…
…into mourning following the death of Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, with senior lawyers describing him as a legal titan, mentor, scholar, formidable advocate and one of the last great figures of Nigeria’s golden era of legal practice. Kasunmu, who died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, wa…
…the directive of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, asking lawyers to stop using “Barrister” as a title and adopt “Esquire” instead. The society argued that the directive has no clear basis in existing legislation. Recall that the CJN directed lawyers and court officials to immediately discontin…
…estate to start your company.""Those papers are forgeries," he said evenly. "My lawyers will say so. And if you drag this into the open, you drag Moses with it. His name, his future. Are you prepared for that?""The originals are with an attorney. There are three sealed copies in three places. And Moses already knows."H…
…their own WAEC outcomes following the recent release of results.A boy who wants to be lawyer posts 2026 WAEC result. Photo: Elochukwu Prosperaspirant's 2026 WAEC result breakdownThe screenshot, posted to the a Facebook group, showed a mixed bag of grades. Elochukwu recorded an A1 in Marketing and an Outstanding grade i…
…his immediate needs and restarting livelihood.Mustapha was subsequently released to his lawyer, Oghene Forgive, who received him following his discharge from custody," the source said. Gunmen suspected to be Ansaru terrorists had, on May 15, invaded Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery/Primary School and L.A. Pri…
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the provocative comments by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, in support of the continued adoption of Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets, warning that religious rhetoric capable of deepening divisions could threaten Nigeria’s unity. Adeyanju, in a statement on Sunday…
A lawyer, Damilare Adenola, has faulted the declaration by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, that no presidential candidate should campaign in Osun State ahead of the 2027 general election except President Bola Tinubu. Adenola described the monarch's declaration as unconstitutional, arguing that the rights…
…and usher in a new era of close ties with the United States. The flamboyant former lawyer brings a lurch to the right for the Andean nation, vowing to bomb jungle cocaine labs, build “mega-prisons” and slash the size of the state. De la Espriella and his Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo cheered, embraced and perform…
…scholar, a humble colleague and a man who devoted his life to teaching, mentoring young lawyers and serving humanity. His death is a painful loss to the university and the legal profession.” He added, “Dr. Bebeji’s legacy will live on through the countless students he taught, the lawyers he mentored and the lives he to…
…arrest, Atutie reportedly told police, “I am sorry things have got like this.” Defence lawyer Jonny Campbell said his client acknowledged the seriousness of his actions. “He recognises, but for the intervention of members of the public, the consequences for the victim may likely have been fatal,” Campbell said. “He was…
Peter 'Mr P' Okoye backs lawyer's explanation of the ongoing lawsuit against Jude Okoye and his wife, Ifeoma Okoye Peter Okoye, also known as Mr P, has endorsed a legal explanation circulating online regarding the ongoing criminal case involving his elder brother, Jude Okoye, and Jude's wife, Ifeoma Okoye.Reacting to t…
…the PFIPC are attempting to question him in police custody without the presence of his lawyers. Speaking with our correspondent, Adeyemi’s brother, Peter Adeyemi, claimed that the committee visited the facility where Adeyemi is being held but that he declined to answer questions due to the absence of his legal represen…
…13. Hatchet-FaceKim Diane McGuire, famously known as Hatchet-Face, was an American lawyer and author born on 1 December 1955. She is popularly recognised for playing the role of Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski in the 1990 film Cry-Baby.14. Michael BerrymanMichael John Berryman is an American actor born on 4 September 1…
…Committee is reportedly planning. In a statement issued in Abuja late Tuesday, his lawyer, Prince Ademola Oyedokun, Esq. of Ademolaw Toye Law Firm, said his client welcomed the House inquiry into the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, insisting that “the National Assembly holds its mandate from the Nige…
Music executive Diddy paid his lawyers $8 million to defend him in criminal case Sean "Diddy" Combs reportedly spent between $7 million and $8 million on legal representation during his nearly two-year federal criminal case, according to reports citing sources familiar with the matter.The reported legal fees covered a…
…November. Collins said repeated attempts to reach him failed, prompting him to engage a lawyer, who petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 13, 2025. “My lawyer was the first one that told me that I had been scammed,” he said.
Veteran Nigerian filmmaker Ola Balogun issued a public will after a fresh illness struck him just days after his 81st birthdayBalogun, currently receiving treatment in Lagos, cited Chief Obafemi Awolowo as inspiration for preparing his final wishesThe pioneer filmmaker directed that his viable organs be extracted for d…
…2025 and later pushed the date to November 2025. Neither promise was fulfilled."My lawyer was the first person who told me that I had been scammed," Collins said, adding that a petition was then filed with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He acknowledged that he did not follow the Public Procurement Act bu…