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Bar and Bench
Law School withdraws ethics prize from graduate over ‘inappropriate’ photo
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has withdrawn the prize awarded to the best graduating student in Professional Ethics at…
983 candidates fail 2026 Bar resit as failure rate rises to 50.3%
A total of 983 candidates failed the May 2026 Bar Final Resit Examination, representing 50.3 per cent of the 1,955…
CLE names 122 universities approved for LL.B, lists 3 under admission moratorium
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released its list of 122 universities approved to offer the Bachelor of Laws…
I was not used by Buhari to remove Onnoghen as CJN—Aghanya
The Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative (ARDI), Dennis Aghanya, has denied allegations that the administration of…
Kano CJ reviews 82 cases, frees seven inmates on medical grounds
The Chief Judge of Kano State, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has reviewed the cases of 82 awaiting-trial inmates during a…
Prof A.B. Kasunmu, pioneer legal scholar, ex-Lagos AG, dies at 92
Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN, a pioneer legal scholar, former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, and one…
Judge escapes through window as gunmen invade Katsina Shari’ah Court
A Shari’ah Court judge, Mohammed Muktar, reportedly escaped death or abduction after suspected bandits stormed a courtroom in Gwarjo Village,…
Gadzama rejects LPDC’s three-year suspension, heads to S’Court
Prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, has rejected the decision of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC)…
Kidnappers seek N200m to free Kebbi High Court judge
Kidnappers who abducted a Kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, have demanded a N200 million ransom for…
Bandits abduct Kebbi High Court judge from residence
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, from his residence…