Litigation Cybercrime: Police drag blogger to court for trial BarandbenchMay 31, 2024May 31, 20240 The Nigeria Police Force has dragged a blogger, Agozie Samuel Chukwuma (commonly known as Comedy and Ofoegbu (King of the… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Osun governor, 7 others, shun S’Court proceedings in FG’s suit on LGs autonomy BarandbenchMay 31, 2024May 31, 20240 As S’Court gives govs 7 days to file defence The Supreme Court has ordered the 36 state governors in the… Read More
News BREAKING: Donald Trump found guilty in hush money case BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 In a historic decision, a New York jury has found former US President, Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records… Read More
Commentary National Anthem: What is in a name, asks Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 INTRODUCTION When on October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained her independence from British colonial tutelage, the Union Jack was lowered and… Read More
Litigation Court upholds statute of limitations, dismisses four oil spill suits against Mobil BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed four oil spill lawsuits instituted against Mobil involving a humungous claim… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured After swearing in 13 new judicial officers, Lagos high court now has 37 judges BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, swore in 13 newly appointed judges of the Lagos High Court, urging… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Again, court declares seats of 25 Rivers lawmakers vacant, bars them from sitting BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 For the second time in less than three weeks, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has stopped… Read More
Business NCC: A digital enabler of the renewed hope agenda BarandbenchMay 30, 2024August 29, 20240 In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are… Read More
FeaturedSpecial report Deconstructing the Nigerian press system under the Cybercrime Act BarandbenchMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240 In this report, Ise-Oluwa Ige examines the 2015 Cybercrime Bill passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly and… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Ex-NBA chief, Alegeh, SAN plots to sack Awomolo, as Body of Benchers’ chair BarandbenchMay 29, 2024May 30, 20240 A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Augustine Oyarekhua Alegeh, SAN, is plotting to remove a respected… Read More