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Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Nigerian Senate to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was handed a six-month suspension over gross misconduct. In her judgment delivered Friday, Justice Nyako described the duration of the suspension as unduly excessive as it deprives the people of Kogi Central of valid representation. The judge, therefore, advised the Senate to review their rules on sanctions. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had sued the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Senate, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Senator Neda Imasuen, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and…

The body of Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota has been released from the Sanabria morgue in Spain and is currently being transported back to his home country, Portugal. Authorities confirmed the transfer following necessary formalities, as tributes continue to pour in from fans and teammates across the world. https://youtu.be/HQHiDoWErI4?si=3mVRBAxmJs1S9CsW

A staff member of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mairiga Hassan Shaharu, was unlawfully detained last Friday at the FCDA Police Post, reportedly on the orders of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Sources allege that Shaharu was accused of leaking sensitive documents which appear to show that Minister Wike illegally allocated vast tracts of Abuja land to his two underage sons. The purported documents, which first came to public attention through a Peoples Gazette report, have sparked outrage online and drawn renewed scrutiny to land governance in the FCT.…

Across both virtual and physical platforms, a resounding consensus has emerged among Nigerian lawyers: the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has not adequately addressed the prevailing concerns that affect the welfare, dignity, and professional advancement of its members. This sentiment continues to deepen, particularly among practitioners in the public sector and those navigating the increasingly harsh realities of legal practice in Nigeria. One enduring grievance is the stagnation in the entry point and career progression of lawyers within the Nigerian Civil Service. While medical doctors, engineers, and other professionals have successfully negotiated improved placements and remuneration for their…

The House of Representatives decided to suspend any further review of Bills originating from the senate, citing ongoing delays by The Senate In reciprocating action on legislation previously passed by the House. The House accused the Senate of intentionally hindering the legislative process by failing to act on more than 140 bills sent from the House, including several personally sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen. This unresolved issue, which also existed during the 9th National Assembly, resurfaced after after Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda pointed out that while the House frequently processes bills from the Senate, the Senate has consistently failed to…

Recently, the National Judicial Council (NJC) made national headlines by compulsorily retiring several Justices (about nine in Imo State alone) over the falsification of their age. This bold but necessary move has rekindled public discourse on the disturbing and widespread culture of age falsification within Nigeria’s public service, particularly among civil servants. Beyond the judiciary, this cancerous practice continues to undermine the moral and legal foundation of public institutions and must now be addressed with urgency and finality. Age falsification, whether by adding or subtracting years, is not merely a question of personal convenience; it is a direct violation of…

As the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) holds its 19th Annual International Business Law Conference in Lagos from 2nd to 5th July 2025, former NBA National Officer, Okey Leo Ohagba, Esq., has extended a warm note of felicitation to the section, hailing its leadership and commitment to legal innovation. In a message titled “A Note of Felicitation,” Ohagba commended the Ozofu ’Latunde Ogiemudia-led Council and the Conference Planning Committee for curating a forward-thinking agenda. “This year’s conference theme, ‘The Future of Business Law in an Intelligence Age’, encapsulates today’s rapidly evolving legal business landscape,” he wrote. He…

In a sweeping and searing address that cut to the core of Nigeria’s democratic struggles, L.U.N. Nwakaeti, Esq., former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch (2016–2018), delivered the keynote lecture today at the launch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Workstation in Owerri. In his paper titled “Judiciary and the Role of the Media in Deepening Nigerian Democracy,” Nwakaeti painted a grim picture of two pillars of democracy—the judiciary and the media—buckling under the weight of corruption, political manipulation, and loss of independence. The judiciary is in Revers “Very recently in Nigeria, it is sad to…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, has released the much-anticipated report of its Fact-Finding Committee constituted to investigate the alleged physical assault of Anosike Madona Olachi, Esq. by Mrs. Emenike Chinwe Augustina, Assistant Registrar at the Magistrate Court, Awaka. The three-member committee—comprising Chetachi Success Udeh, Esq. (Chairperson), Chief Kelechi Ogugbuaja, Esq. (Member), and Godwin Iyke Umah, Esq. (Secretary)—submitted its report to the Branch Executive Committee on 28th June 2025, affirming that the lawyer was “verbally and physically assaulted during the lawful performance of her professional duties.” “The act was both unjustified and in violation of her rights as a…

The simmering tension within the Osun State judiciary has escalated into a full-blown constitutional standoff, as the Honourable Chief Judge of the State, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, has filed a formal petition against the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wole Jimi-Bada, Esq., alleging professional misconduct and grave constitutional infractions. In the petition, marked BB/LPDC/1672/2025 and addressed to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), Justice Ojo accuses the Attorney General of unlawfully assuming the title and exercising the functions of Acting Chairman of the Osun State Judicial Service Commission (JSC)—a position which, by constitutional mandate, belongs solely to the Chief…