News HURIWA to Tinubu: Free Kanu now BarandbenchDecember 9, 20240 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the… Read More
News Ghana: Tinubu hails President-elect, John Mahama BarandbenchDecember 9, 20240 President Bola Tinubu has hailed President-elect, John Dramani Mahama on his victory in the December 7, 2025 general election in… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured No state has granted full financial autonomy to Judiciary—JUSUN BarandbenchDecember 9, 20240 The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has disclosed that no state governor in the country has fully implemented financial… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Farotimi: A trial of the Supreme Court, by Lasisi Olagunju BarandbenchDecember 9, 20240 Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1.15pm on Friday, 29… Read More
Commentary Between Farotimi and Afe Babalola, by Festus Adedayo BarandbenchDecember 8, 20240 The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to democratic… Read More
Commentary What if Farotimi’s allegations are not false, asks Tonnie Iredia BarandbenchDecember 8, 20240 From the comments made by the Nigerian Bar Association and some senior lawyers including the fiery Femi Falana, the case… Read More
Business NIMC clears outstanding payments to front-end partners BarandbenchDecember 8, 20240 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cleared all outstanding payments owed to the Front-End Partners (FEPs). The payments were… Read More
CommentaryFeatured In the matter of Dele Farotimi before the Star Chamber, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchDecember 8, 20240 Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son… Read More
Commentary Dele Farotimi: Loquacity without substance? by D Komolafe BarandbenchDecember 7, 20240 The book and its author represent everything wrong with our profession. We handled a case up to the Supreme Court…. Read More
Litigation Court jails proprietor, teachers for insulting parent BarandbenchDecember 6, 20240 A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital, has jailed the Proprietor of Calvary Crown Academy, Paul… Read More