Crime NDLEA bursts Lagos warehouse, seized N4.7bn cocaine, meth BarandbenchJune 17, 2024June 17, 20240 A cartel controlled by an alleged drug baron, 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi, and his 50-year-old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Of men, sex and power, by Kazeem Akintunde BarandbenchJune 17, 2024June 17, 20240 Men of power and influence have several women at their beck and call. But to them, the real thrill is… Read More
News Minimum wage bill must uphold workers’ right to a living wage—SERAP BarandbenchJune 17, 2024June 17, 20240 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that his government’s proposed bill on… Read More
FeaturedSpecial report Kano Emirate Crisis: Why heads must roll—Top lawyers BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 In this report, Ise-Oluwa Ige examines the background facts surrounding the judicial theatrics that greeted the dethronement of the 15th… Read More
Politics S’Africa: Tinubu hails Ramaphosa on re-election BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, on his re-election. The president… Read More
News Eid-el-Kabir: Atiku preaches sacrifice, love, peace BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of this year Eid-el-Kabir to demonstrate sacrifice,… Read More
FeaturedNews BAR & BENCH WATCH wishes all our esteemed readers Eid Mubarak BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 Read More
Business Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 33.95% BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 The nation’s headline inflation rate has risen for the 18th straight month in May, 2024, to 33.95 percent, relative to… Read More
FeaturedNews Eid-El-Kabir: Tinubu celebrates with Nigerians, calls for sacrifice BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 President Bola Tinubu celebrates with the Muslim Ummah on the joyous occasion of Eid-el-Kabir, an event that denotes sacrifice, faith,… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Africa’s Continental Criminal Court can no longer wait, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 16, 2024June 16, 20240 Less than a decade ago, the detention centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen on the outskirts… Read More