BusinessFeatured Fuel queues will disappear by Wednesday — NNPCL BarandbenchMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has assured that the fuel queues around the country would be cleared by… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Ogun: Chief Judge grants amnesty to three Ilaro prison inmates BarandbenchMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240 The Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has granted amnesty to three prison inmates. The affected inmates are Joseph… Read More
FeaturedNews JAMB releases 2024 UTME results BarandbenchApril 29, 2024April 29, 20240 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. Over 1.94 million candidates registered… Read More
FeaturedLaw Icon Justice Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore, GCON, is our ICON for the week BarandbenchApril 28, 2024April 30, 20240 For rising from the lowest rung of the bench—Associate Magistrate— in July 1964 to the most coveted position of Chief… Read More
FeaturedLitigation SERAP sues NNPCL over failure to account for ‘missing $2.04bn, N164bn oil revenues BarandbenchApril 28, 2024April 28, 20240 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, over its failure to… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Attorney-General Adoke and the burden of freedom, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchApril 28, 2024April 28, 20240 Adoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice under President Goodluck Jonathan for five years… Read More
CrimeFeatured EFCC: Olukoyede appoints chief of staff, 14 directors BarandbenchApril 27, 2024April 27, 20240 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff…. Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Judicial Reform: NBA seeks amendment to NJC composition BarandbenchApril 27, 2024April 27, 20240 ●Demands appointment of court administrators The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has recommended a rejig of the composition of the National… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Court bars Governor Adeleke, Assembly from removing Justice Ojo as chief judge BarandbenchApril 26, 2024April 26, 20240 The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has granted a perpetual order restraining Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Ex-Head of Service Oyo-Ita, allies diverted N3bn to private companies—Witness BarandbenchApril 26, 2024April 26, 20240 A star prosecution witness, Hamma Adama Bello in the trial of former Head of Service (HoS), Winifred Oyo-Ita on Thursday,… Read More