FeaturedLitigation El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432bn probe BarandbenchJune 26, 2024June 26, 20240 Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over claims that his administration embezzled N432 billion… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Graft Fight: Why immunity clause in the 1999 Constitution must go—Ndarani Mohammed, SAN BarandbenchJune 25, 2024June 25, 20240 A respected silk, Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, SAN, has sought for the outright removal of immunity clause from the 1999 Constitution… Read More
FeaturedPolitics 50 federal lawmakers write Tinubu, demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release BarandbenchJune 24, 2024June 24, 20240 Fifty members of the House of Representatives from different geo-political zones and across political parties have requested President Bola Ahmed… Read More
CrimeFeatured Tinubu breaks silence over civil servants taking salaries after relocating abroad BarandbenchJune 23, 2024June 23, 20240 President Bola Tinubu at the weekend broke his silence on the case of civil servants drawing salaries from the government… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Tinubu govt, judiciary may plunge Nigeria into anarchy—SDP BarandbenchJune 23, 2024June 23, 20240 The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and… Read More
CrimeFeatured EFCC arrests two ex-staff of Union Bank for stealing dead customer’s money BarandbenchJune 23, 2024June 23, 20240 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi for… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court nullifies creation of 33 Ondo LCDAs by Akeredolu BarandbenchJune 21, 2024June 21, 20240 The Ondo State High Court in Akure, the state capital, has nullified the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Court judgment validates Sanusi as sole Emir of Kano—Govt BarandbenchJune 21, 2024June 21, 20240 The Kano State government on Thursday evening declared that the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court presided over by… Read More
FeaturedLitigation In spite pending appeal, FHC nullifies Kano’s implementation of 2024 Emirate Council Law BarandbenchJune 20, 2024June 20, 20240 Notwithstanding the pendency of an appeal challenging its jurisdiction at the Court of Appeal, a Federal High Court in Kano… Read More
FeaturedSpecial report Benchers Crisis: Why elders of legal profession must wade in now—Stakeholders BarandbenchJune 20, 2024June 20, 20240 In this report, Ise-Oluwa Ige examines the background facts and the politics that triggered the on-going crisis at the Body… Read More