FeaturedNews Ooni, father of all monarchs in Yorubaland — Elebuibon BarandbenchAugust 31, 2025August 31, 20250 Ifa Priest, cultural and traditional icon, Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, has declared that the Ooni of Ife is the father of… Read More
FeaturedNews Ex-IGP Solomon Arase dies at 69 BarandbenchAugust 31, 2025August 31, 20250 Nigeria’s former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, is dead. Aged 69, the ex-police chief reportedly passed away at Cedarcrest… Read More
FeaturedNews Immigration racks up passport fees to N100,000, N200,000 BarandbenchAugust 28, 2025August 28, 20250 The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of the cost of securing the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court summons Dino Melaye over alleged failure to pay income tax BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250 A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has summoned a former Senator for Kogi West, Dino Melaye, to appear willy-nilly… Read More
FeaturedLitigation US court jails Osun monarch over $4.2m fraud BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250 A United States District Court has jailed an Osun monarch, Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu for defrauding the United… Read More
FeaturedNews Governor okays N104,000 minimum wage for workers BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250 Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000 for civil servants in the state.The governor… Read More
CommentaryFeatured How to stand tall for an independent bar, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchAugust 23, 2025August 23, 20250 In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. Already… Read More
FeaturedNews FG shuts down 13.5m social media accounts BarandbenchAugust 21, 2025August 21, 20250 The Federal Government has shut down about 13,597,057 social media accounts over offensive content and violations of the Code of… Read More
CommentaryFeatured APC replies NBA over withheld Osun LG allocations BarandbenchAugust 21, 2025August 21, 20250 It is appalling that the NBA leadership that could not lend its voice to condemn the ruthless killing of one… Read More
FeaturedPolitics NBA writes AGF over withheld Osun State Local Council allocation BarandbenchAugust 20, 2025August 20, 20250 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to the Federal Government to direct the immediate release of withheld allocations belonging… Read More