Bar and BenchFeatured Agbakoba to FG: Hunger riot may soon break out in Nigeria BarandbenchJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240 A respected silk, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has alerted Federal Government that hunger riot might soon break out in the… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Lagos court sets free inmate after 15 years in prison without trial BarandbenchJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240 An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Body of Benchers Chairmanship: Court throws out suit against Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN BarandbenchJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240 An Abuja high court sitting in Bwari has terminated a lawsuit by an Abuja-based lawyer, Lady (Barr) Chidinma Udebuani, a.k.a,… Read More
FeaturedLitigation EFCC wrong declaring Emefiele’s wife wanted— Court BarandbenchJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared as procedurally wrong the decision by the Economic and Financial Crimes… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court frees 12 Ajayi Crowther University students facing murder charge BarandbenchJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240 Twelve out of the 25 students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, brought before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for… Read More
BusinessFeatured Heritage Bank: Why there is delay in payment of customers –NDIC BarandbenchJuly 1, 2024July 1, 20240 The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that account names discrepancies in Bank Verification Number, BVN, linked alternate account… Read More
BusinessFeatured SERAP writes CBN, wants it to account for missing N100b dirty notes, other funds BarandbenchJune 30, 2024June 30, 20240 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has written the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso to account… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Presidential Fleet: Nigeria’s president has 10 planes; leaders of Britain, Singapore have none, by Eric Temiola BarandbenchJune 30, 2024June 30, 20240 Until 1999, the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) was under the control and supervision of the Secretary to the Government of… Read More
FeaturedSpecial report Kano Emirate Tussle: Why NJC must wield the big stick–Stakeholders BarandbenchJune 30, 2024June 30, 20240 In this report, Ise-Oluwa Ige examines the background facts surrounding the legal gymnastics that greeted the dethronement of the 15th Emir… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Abdullahi Liman and the making of a judicial scandal, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 30, 2024June 30, 20240 In the month since 23 May 2024, when – during hours reserved by nature entirely for meetings of witches… Read More